Fruits & Vegetables Week: Another cultivar of Cucurbita pepo

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Gurcharan Singh

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Jan 4, 2011, 2:57:58 PM1/4/11
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The small somewhat flattened squashes belonging to Cucurbita pepo  go under the name Patty Pan squashes or Scallop squashes. I think our Tinda substitute Chapan kadu may belong to this category.

Here is one cultivar of this group known as Sunburst yellow squash. 


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tanay bose

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Jan 4, 2011, 3:06:14 PM1/4/11
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Very Nice collection of varieties of cucurbits 
Thanks for sharing them Sir Ji

Thanks
Tanay
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Nidhan Singh

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Jan 4, 2011, 8:31:58 PM1/4/11
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This one is I think same, shot at a fruit and Veg store in Campbell
Town, New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, carrying the price tag too.
Thanks


Dr. Nidhan Singh
Department of Botany
I.B. (PG) College
Panipat-132103 Haryana
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