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Variety traits

Marketability of Summer Squash

Cucurbita pepo L.

A complex indicator of the suitability of a summer squash harvest for sale, representing the proportion of 8–12-day-old ovaries that meet quality standards in the total harvest volume.

In the reference 16 varieties crop Field pumpkin, where this is mentioned in the description.

Marketability is determined by sorting fruits after each harvest. Non-marketable produce (culls) includes fruits with mechanical damage, shape defects, missing peduncles, signs of rot, as well as overmature specimens with developed seeds and toughened, yellowed skin. The final indicator is expressed as a percentage of the marketable mass of the total or as the absolute weight of marketable fruits per unit area.

High marketability is characteristic of varieties with uniform fruit shape, resistance to damage during harvesting, and the ability to maintain technical maturity for a long time. Since the crop has continuous fruit production, maintaining this indicator requires regular harvesting every 7–12 days. In breeding evaluation, the marketability of varieties is determined by comparing them with control samples under similar agrotechnical conditions.

General information about the subject — on the page Marketability.

Sources8

Varieties of Field pumpkin 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.

Yasmina

Terminated

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

Vegetal Recherches et Developpements-Vred (FR)

FR
2 records

Topaze

Terminated

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

Vegetal Recherches et Developpements-Vred (FR)

FR
2 records

Capea

Terminated

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

Clause Tezier, FR

FR
2 records

Alcazar

Active

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

Gautier Semences SAS (FR)

FR
2 records

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

Syngenta Crop Protection AG

NL
3 records

Party

Active

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

ISI SEMENTI SPA

IT
2 records

Impero

Active

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

UNITED GENETICS SEEDS CO

PT
2 records

Keesha

Active

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.

NL
3 records

Lingote

Active

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

INTERSEMILLAS SAU

ES
2 records

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

Gautier Semences SAS (FR)

FR
2 records

Zufolo

Active

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

OLTER SRL

IT
2 records

SV9494YG

Active

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

Monsanto Vegetable IP Management B.V.

NL
4 records

Gabbiano

Active

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

IT
2 records

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

CZ
2 records

Senzace

Active

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

CZ
2 records

Iseo

Active

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

HU
2 records

Pontino

Protection expired

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

HU
2 records

Kingu

Active

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

HU
2 records

Rondini

Protection expired

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

DE
2 records

Goldline

Active

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

CZ
2 records

Haidamaka

Terminated

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

Lymar Anatolii Ostapovych, Kholodniak Oleh Heorhiiovych, Kholodniak Liubov Volodymyrivna,

UA
1 record

Sadko F1

Terminated

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

Sokolova Viktoriia Konstiantynivna, Dymchenko Tetiana Mykolaivna, Muzhylko Viktor Valentynovych,

UA
1 record

CONCORD

Terminated

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

SEMINIS INC

ES
1 record

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

Vovk Zhanna Mykolaivna

UA
2 records