Variety traits
Cucurbita pepo L.
Zucchini yield is determined by the weight of fruits at technical maturity (300–700 g) throughout the growing season. Productivity indicators range from 9.8–14.4 t/ha in field conditions to 70 t/ha for intensive hybrids.
In the reference 158 varieties crop Field pumpkin, where this is mentioned in the description.
Crop productivity is assessed through regular harvesting of ovaries at the technical maturity stage. In professional studies, yield is expressed in t/ha or kg/m², with figures reaching 17 kg/m² for modern high-yielding hybrids under intensive cultivation.
The final yield is significantly influenced by planting density, with optimal values ranging from 8,000 to 12,000 plants per hectare. Increasing plant density boosts fruit count but requires strict monitoring of average fruit weight, as market requirements often cap the weight of a marketable fruit at 1 kg.
Yield stability depends on balanced mineral nutrition and the variety's resistance to diseases such as powdery mildew and anthracnose, which affect the duration of the fruiting period. Responsiveness to fertilizer application can increase productivity indicators by 40–60%.
General information about the subject — on the page Yield.
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 pepo L. · Field pumpkin
Gautier Semences SAS (FR)
Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin
Vovk Zhanna Mykolaivna
Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin
Graines Voltz (FR)
Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin
High Mowing Seeds Tom Stearns
Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin
Khaled Kazzaz
Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin
Matthiev Nicolas
Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin
BURPEE NL B.V.
Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin
Innova Seeds Co.
Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin
Skliar Larysa Stepanivna, Serhieiev Hennadii Vasyl`ovych, Tykhonova Tetiana IEvhenivna,
Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin
Vovk Zhanna Mykolaivna
Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin
Archipiano Murielle
Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin
Naumov Ruslan Olehovych, Krasniuk Viacheslav Anatoliiovych,
Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin
F. Denel
Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin
Henrikh IUst
Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin
Vovk Zhanna Mykolaivna
Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin
ReinSaat KG
Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin
JAN J.DE BRUIN
Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin
Archipiano Murielle
Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin