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Gummy stem blight is a cucurbit-rot disease caused by the fungal plant pathogen Didymella bryoniae (anamorph Phoma cucurbitacearum). [1] Gummy stem blight can affect a host at any stage of growth in its development and affects all parts of the host including leaves, stems and fruits. [1]
The plant bears smooth spherical or oblate squash fruits 8 to 10 centimeters wide. The fruits may be bright yellow to dark green and may have white stripes. The rind is hard and thins with age. With a very bitter flavor the fruits are inedible, though Native Americans used them for soap and also ground the seeds to use as food.
Butternut squash (a variety of Cucurbita moschata), known in Australia and New Zealand as butternut pumpkin or gramma, [1] is a type of winter squash that grows on a vine. It has a sweet, nutty taste similar to that of a pumpkin. It has tan-yellow skin and orange fleshy pulp with a compartment of seeds in the blossom end.
Butternut squash seeds are packed with fiber, protein, and nutrients including omega-3 fatty acids, beta-carotene, vitamin C, iron, calcium, and magnesium. A bonus: When roasted (or toasted), they ...
As the growing season progresses, keep an eye out for a white or grayish-white powder on your plants. That’s powdery mildew, a fungus that affects a wide range of fruits, vegetables and flowers ...
Butternut squash is a fantastic source of beta-carotene, which converts to vitamin A in the body, and carotenoids, which have anti-inflammatory properties that may help reduce the risk of chronic ...
In a seed batch with 90 percent germination rate, over 90 percent of the plants had sprouted after 29 days from planting. [ 32 ] Experiments have shown that when more pollen is applied to the stigma, as well as the fruit containing more seeds and being larger (the xenia effect mentioned above), the germination of the seeds is also faster and ...
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