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293 0 (ePub)

      Commissioning Editor: Rachael Russell

      Editorial Assistant: Emma McCann

      Production Editor: Tim Kapp

      Typeset by SPi, Pondicherry, India

      Printed and bound in the UK by Bell & Bain Ltd, Glasgow

      CONTENTS

PREFACE

1. WHAT ARE CUCURBITS?

Distribution and Ecology

Nomenclature

Taxonomy

Morphology and Anatomy

Growth and Development

2. CROP EVOLUTION AND DIVERSITY

Evolutionary History

Uses

Commercial Production Areas and Importance

Cucurbits as Weeds

3. BREEDING AND GENETICS

The Mechanics of Plant Breeding

Cytology

Genes

Genomics

Historical Breeding Techniques

Novel Breeding Techniques

4. MAJOR CROPS

Cucumber, Melon and their Relatives

Cucumber

       Melon

       Squash and Pumpkin

       Watermelon and Relatives

       5. MINOR CROPS

       Benincasa hispida (Wax Gourd, Winter Melon)

       Coccinia grandis (Ivy Gourd)

       Cucumis anguria (West Indian Gherkin)

       Cucumis metuliferus (Horned Melon)

       Cucumis setosus

       Cucurbita foetidissima (Buffalo Gourd)

       Cyclanthera pedata var. edulis (Stuffing Cucumber)

       Lagenaria siceraria (Bottle Gourd)

       Luffa spp. (Luffa Sponge Gourd, Ridge Gourd)

       Momordica angustisepala and M. cymbalaria

       Momordica balsamina (Balsam Apple)

       Momordica charantia (Bitter Gourd)

       Momordica cochinchinensis (Gac)

       Momordica dioica (Kaksa, Teasel Gourd)

       Praecitrullus fistulosus (Round Melon)

       Sechium edule (Chayote)

       Sicana odorifera (Casabanana)

       Telfairia spp. (Fluted Pumpkin and Oyster Nut)

       Trichosanthes spp. (Snake Gourd and Pointed Gourd)

       6. CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS

       Introduction

       Effective Seed Germination

       Land Preparation

       Planting, Thinning and Spacing for Outdoor Crops

       Mulches and Plant Covers

       Glasshouse Culture

       Grafting

       Temperature

       Daylength and Light Intensity

      

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