Research into Cucurbita species has revealed significant genetic diversity that underpins a wide range of morphological traits. This diversity, shaped by thousands of years of domestication and ...

Recently I attended "Old Stories and New Discoveries," a conference put on by the Aucilla Research Institute about the archaeological findings in North Florida. One presentation in particular piqued ...

A transformative study has pinpointed the CpMYB62 transcription factor as a key determinant in the sex differentiation of Cucurbita pepo flowers. This gene mutation, which impedes the female floral ...

For some, pumpkins conjure carved Halloween decorations, but for many people around the world, these gourds provide nutrition. Scientists have sequenced the genomes of two important pumpkin species, ...

Cucurbita foetidissima, known as coyote melon, is a flowering plant that's part of the squash family. Steve Schulz is one of the initial founders of the Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden and currently ...

India (Himalayan region): sliced chips [sic] are sun-dried and stored for emergency winter use. Malawi: reported eaten as a famine food.