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Variety traits

Vigor — Squash (Interspecific Hybrids)

Cucurbita maxima Duchesne x Cucurbita moschata Duchesne

The ability of interspecific squash hybrids to develop robust vegetative mass and an advanced root system, ensuring scion viability, stress tolerance, and increased yields.

In the reference 11 varieties crop Cucurbita maxima Duchesne x Cucurbita moschata Duchesne, where this is mentioned in the description.

For interspecific hybrids of Cucurbita maxima x Cucurbita moschata, vigor is a key trait when used as rootstocks. High levels of vigor provide grafted crops with increased resistance to abiotic stresses and soil-borne pathogens, and allow for a significant increase in fruit weight and total yield. Choosing between hybrids with high or medium vigor allows for balancing vegetative and generative development depending on cultivation conditions.

At the seedling stage, vigor correlates with stem diameter and the rate of graft union formation, which determines the grafting success rate. The trait is evaluated through expert assessment: at the sprout stage, emergence speed and uniformity are considered, while in adult plants, the volume of vegetative mass, root development intensity, and the rate of vine growth are measured. In UPOV documentation, vigor is included in test protocols as an important phenotypic characteristic of the variety.

General information about the subject — on the page Vigor.

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Varieties of Cucurbita maxima Duchesne x Cucurbita moschata Duchesne mentioned in the description

Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.

Cucurbita maxima Duchesne x Cucurbita moschata Duchesne

Sakata Vegetables Europe, F

ES UA
4 records

Vitalley

Active

Cucurbita maxima Duchesne x Cucurbita moschata Duchesne

Syngenta Seeds, NL

NL
4 records

RS 841

Active

Cucurbita maxima Duchesne x Cucurbita moschata Duchesne

KANEKO SEEDS CO LTD

ES NL
3 records

Carnivor

Active

Cucurbita maxima Duchesne x Cucurbita moschata Duchesne

Syngenta Seeds, NL

NL
3 records

Nimbus

Active

Cucurbita maxima Duchesne x Cucurbita moschata Duchesne

Nickerson Zwaan, NL

NL
3 records

Energy

Active

Cucurbita maxima Duchesne x Cucurbita moschata Duchesne

INTERSEMILLAS SAU

ES
2 records

Ulisse

Active

Cucurbita maxima Duchesne x Cucurbita moschata Duchesne

TOKITA SEED CO LTD

IT
2 records

OL1440

Active

Cucurbita maxima Duchesne x Cucurbita moschata Duchesne

BLUMEN GROUP S.P.A

IT
2 records

PS 1212

Terminated

Cucurbita maxima Duchesne x Cucurbita moschata Duchesne

Seminis Vegetable Seeds

NL
2 records

Tanker

Active

Cucurbita maxima Duchesne x Cucurbita moschata Duchesne

INTERSEMILLAS SAU

ES
2 records

Polifemo

Active

Cucurbita maxima Duchesne x Cucurbita moschata Duchesne

ESASEM SPA

IT
2 records

Zadok

Terminated

Cucurbita maxima Duchesne x Cucurbita moschata Duchesne

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

NL
4 records

Shintosa

Active

Cucurbita maxima Duchesne x Cucurbita moschata Duchesne

Paul Degreef

UA
2 records

Shintoza

Active

Cucurbita maxima Duchesne x Cucurbita moschata Duchesne

INTERSEMILLAS SAU

ES
2 records

Radik

Active

Cucurbita maxima Duchesne x Cucurbita moschata Duchesne

AKIRA SEEDS S.L.

IT
2 records

Consista

Active

Cucurbita maxima Duchesne x Cucurbita moschata Duchesne

TAKII EUROPE B V

NL
2 records

TZ 148

Active

Cucurbita maxima Duchesne x Cucurbita moschata Duchesne

Clause (FR)

FR
2 records

Cucurbita maxima Duchesne x Cucurbita moschata Duchesne

Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.

NL
3 records

Strong Tosa

Terminated

Cucurbita maxima Duchesne x Cucurbita moschata Duchesne

NL
2 records

Ferro

Active

Cucurbita maxima Duchesne x Cucurbita moschata Duchesne

2 records

Azman

Terminated

Cucurbita maxima Duchesne x Cucurbita moschata Duchesne

NL
2 records

Sprinter

Active

Cucurbita maxima Duchesne x Cucurbita moschata Duchesne

CZ
2 records

Sansone

Active

Cucurbita maxima Duchesne x Cucurbita moschata Duchesne

HU
2 records

Basco

Active

Cucurbita maxima Duchesne x Cucurbita moschata Duchesne

HU
2 records