"Domesticated varieties of these #plants have been bred to contain min quantities of cucurbitacins so that they're both palatable & safe for humans to eat. But in some cases, #cucurbits may accumulate these chemicals as they ripen.": buff.ly/drJKmqc
via @livescience.com
#gourds #juicing #toxic
"Would you still love me if I was a gourd?" -1
#Linutober25 day 8: "cucurbits"🎃
#pumpkin #Linutober25 #linutober #jackolantern #carvedpumpkins #gourds #oc #oc_illu #oc_pumpkin #pumpkincore #Halloween #funny #dumb #comedy #gourds #cucurbits #arttober #artprompts
#Soil management strategies for controlling #Phytophthora capsici in #Cucurbita species: current practices and future directions.
To read this new #review article in JHSB, visit: doi.org/10.1080/1462...
#squash #pumpkin #cucurbits
#cucumber #ballistic #seed #dispersal #plant-distribution #seed-dispersal #hirsute-plant #toxic-plant #cucurbits #wildcucumber #seed-propulsion #botany #plant-adaptation #morphology #toxicity #produce-aisle #evolution
Before and after #mowing. The first pic shows beds of #cucurbits in long grass/weeds. The second shows the aisle neatly mowed. This will be the last mowing until fall as the vines have started to cover the aisles #organicfarming #smallfarmlife #regenerativefarm #marketfarming #csafarm #green
Establishment of efficient Trichosanthes mottle mosaic virus-derived gene silencing in cucurbit plants
Cheng Chen, Zhu Fang, Min Du, Changkai Yang, Yukui Yang, Xueping Zhou & Xiuling Yang
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#MottleMosaicVirus #Cucurbits #Cucurbitaceae
🚜FUN FACTS!Cucurbits, such as #watermelons, #cucumbers, and #squash, are different species and cannot cross-pollinate. Cross-pollination only occurs within the same species and impacts only the seeds, not the current fruit.🍉🥒🎃 #Cucurbits #Gardening #Plants #Pollination #naturalistsofbsky
#TropicalPlants
A study reveals that the carpel development gene CRC regulates sex determination in cucurbits, advancing our understanding of sexual flower development.
#PlantSexDetermination #Cucurbits #Genetics
Details: maxapress.com/article/doi/...
Luffa gourd hanging from a trellis. Hand giving a 'thumbs up' next to it for scale. The luffa is about 4 'thumbs up' units long when using the heel of the hand to tip of the thumb.
Two long, dried luffa gourds with the fruit skin removed. They now look like recognizable luffa sponges. A small pencil sharpener is in the bottom left for scale. These luffa are about the same length as the hanging gourd in the first picture.
Close up of a luffa to show the net-like, spongy texture.
Luffa are so cool.
Grew #luffa over the summer and I think these #cucurbits are gourd-geous. We use them as our sponges & give them as gifts.
I also love their structure. I look into the weave & imagine how these fibers grew & matured as the fruit developed.
#plantbiology #loofah
APS Webinar: Challenges In Elucidating the Weapons of the Non-Model Plant-Pathogenic Bacterium Acidovorax citrulli. Join us Jan. 16, 2025
What makes #BacterialFruitBlotch such a persistent challenge in #cucurbits? Join us Jan. 16 & learn about #Acidovorax citrulli, the pathogen behind BFB. Register today to join live! bit.ly/3ZHxK9e #APSWebinar #Phytobacteriology
