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[R] Cucurbita pepo L. (Cucurbitaceae).
Fr: Courgette; Ge: Zucchini; Sp: Calabacin; It: Zucchina; Pt: Aboborinha.
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- A gourd having long fruits with a green skin, that are consumed as a vegetable (*) .
- It may be cultivated under shelter in southern regions where it is sown around the 15th of February, transplanted a month later and harvested from April to June.
- In the case of outdoor cultivation, the plants are placed in the fields around 15th April in the south of France and in May for cooler regions; harvesting begins at the beginning of June in the south of France and the end of June in colder regions.
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- Diseases: those of Cucurbitaceae.
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- Principal European pests: those of Cucurbitaceae.

[R] Images

* Marrow pumpkin (Minost C.)
a: leaf; b: dendril (stipule); c: flower large; d: fruit (marrow pumpkin).

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