Todd C Wehner, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Donald N Maynard, University of Florida, Bradenton, Florida, USA
Published online: July 2003
DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0003723
The Cucurbitaceae or vine crop family is a distinct family without any close relatives and includes many important vegetables such as cucumber, melon, watermelon, squash, pumpkin and gourds.
Keywords: cucumber; west indian gherkin; melon; watermelon; squash and pumpkin; bitter melon; wax gourd; luffa sponge and ridge gourd; chayote
|
Figure 1. Watermelon fruit of various flesh colours.
|
|
Figure 2. An assortment of Cucurbita spp. fruit.
|
|
Figure 3. Bitter melon fruit.
|
| Further Reading | |
| book Bates DM, Robinson RW and Jeffrey C (eds) (1990) Biology and Utilization of the Cucurbitaceae. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. | |
| book Maynard DN (ed.) (2001) Watermelons. Characteristics, Production and Marketing. Alexandria, VA: ASHS Press. | |
| book Maynard D and Maynard DN (2000) "Cucumber, melons, and watermelon". In: Kiple KF and Ornelas KC (eds) The Cambridge World History of Food, Vol. 2. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. | |
| book Nayar NM and More TA (eds) (1998) Cucurbits. Enfield, NH: Science Publishers. | |
| book Robinson RW and Decker-Walters DS (1997) Cucurbits. New York, NY: CAB International. | |
| book Rubatzky VE and Yamaguchi M (1997) World Vegetables. Principles, Production, and Nutritive Values, 2nd edn. New York: Chapman & Hall. | |
| book Tindall HD (1983) Vegetables in the Tropics. London: Macmillan Press. | |
| book Whitaker TW and Davis GN (1962) Cucurbits. Botany, Cultivation, and Utilization. New York: Interscience Publishers. | |
Copyright © 2000-2013 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., or related companies. All rights reserved.
