Cucurbita maxima cultivars

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Gurcharan Singh

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Oct 7, 2010, 6:33:05 PM10/7/10
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Here are some of the major cultivars of Cucurbita maxima in the stores here in California.


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Cucurbita-maxima-Big mac pumpkin-California.jpg
Cucurbita-maxima-Buttercup squash-California.jpg
Cucurbita-maxima-Cinderella squash-California.jpg
Cucurbita-maxima-Gold nugget squash-California.jpg
Cucurbita-maxima-Turban-squash-California.jpg

tanay bose

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Oct 7, 2010, 9:52:40 PM10/7/10
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turban squash is something new for me
tanay

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Rashida Atthar

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Oct 8, 2010, 12:57:06 AM10/8/10
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Interesting names of the cultivars sir,  and I found the turban squash quite amusing !  I wonder who the designer is?

regards,
Rashida.  

Pankaj Kumar

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Oct 8, 2010, 3:07:23 AM10/8/10
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Whats that the last one.....I bet they must have tied the fruit with
some wire or rope in young condition....!!
Thanks for sharing.
Pankaj

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Gurcharan Singh

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Oct 8, 2010, 11:20:44 AM10/8/10
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Pankaj ji
Pl. don't bet unless you in habit of regular losing. This variety is established botanically also by some authors, the ovary has a knob at the tip.

Cucurbita maxima Duchesne convar. turbaniformis (M.J. Roem.) Grebenšč
Cucurbita maxima var. turbaniformis (M. Roemer) Alef.
Cucurbita maxima Duchesne var. turbaniformis (M. Roem.) L. H. Bailey, 
Cucurbita turbaniformis M. Roem., Cucurbita turbaniformis (Rolm.) Zhiten.   


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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ 

Neil Soares

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Oct 8, 2010, 1:36:06 PM10/8/10
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Hi,
 Photographed in the backyard of my family bungalow in Khandala. Presume this is Cucurbita maxima.
                    With regards,
                     Neil Soares.

--- On Fri, 10/8/10, Gurcharan Singh <sing...@gmail.com> wrote:
Cucurbita maxima, Red Pumkin, Red Gourd.jpg
Cucurbita maxima, Red Pumkin, Red Gourd flower.jpg

Gurcharan Singh

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Oct 8, 2010, 1:49:24 PM10/8/10
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Neil ji
Can you show the stalk with point of attachment of stalk to the fruit? It helps in identifying species of Cucurbita. 



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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ 

Neil Soares

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Oct 8, 2010, 1:55:08 PM10/8/10
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Sorry Prof. Singh. These are the only 2 photographs I have at present. Will take some more when I go there again.
                   Regards,
                     Neil.

Pankaj Kumar

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Oct 8, 2010, 3:43:51 PM10/8/10
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I am sorry, I just said casually... I never thought you would be so angry on that!!! :(
Pankaj

Gurcharan Singh

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Oct 8, 2010, 4:57:57 PM10/8/10
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Why sorry Pankaj ji?
Can't jokes be replied with jokes? I knew you were in joking mood. It is good your joke prompted me to dig out more. Earlier I never knew it had been earlier described as species or variety. I thought it to be mere cultivar.




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Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ 
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