Summer squash are the edible immature fruits of Cucurbita pepo L., a highly diverse species of the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae. Summer squash are an easy-to-grow, short-season crop best adapted to temperate and subtropical regions. In the New World tropics, some Cucurbita moschata Duchesne are grown for their edible immature fruits. Some Cucurbita maxima Duchesne are also grown for this purpose in South America.
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Paris, H.S. (2008). Summer Squash. In: Prohens, J., Nuez, F. (eds) Vegetables I. Handbook of Plant Breeding, vol 1. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-30443-4_11
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