Pumpkin Questions and Answers
Horticulture
Pumpkin gourd
| S.N. | Question | Answer |
| 1 | Botanical name? | Cucurbita moschata |
| 2 | Family? | Cucurbitaceae |
| 3 | Origin? | Mexico |
| 4 | Reducing the risk of developing certain types of cancer offering. Protection against asthma and heart disease decreasing the risk of age-related? | Macular degeneration |
| 5 | Chromosome number? | 2n=40 |
| 6 | Seed rat? | 6-8 kg /hac |
| 7 | Spacing? | 3 x 2.5 |
| 8 | Orissa occupied- 85% Area and? | 90% of production |
| 9 | Prepared from immature fruits is? | Yerusseri |
| 10 | Cucurbita ficifolia is known as? | Fig leaf Gourd or Malabar Gourd |
| 11 | Pumpkin reaches maturity? | 75-180 days after sowing |
| 12 | Which system of cultivation is most useful for higher yield? | Channel and hill system |
| 13 | Chief pollinator? | Honey bees |
| 14 | Male and Female parent can be grown in a ratio? | 1:3 |
| 15 | In pumpkin are more nutritive than fruits is? | Flowers |
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| Varietie | ||
| Swarna Amrit (2009 IVRC) | Ambili | Arka Surya Mukhi : Resistant to fruit fly |
| Arka Chandan Pleasant Aroma | Pusa Viswas | Pusa Vikas |
Disease -:
| S.N. | Disease Name | Causal organism |
| 1 | Anthracnose | Colletotrichum spp. |
| 2 | Bud necrosis | Virus |
| 3 | Downy mildew | Pseudoperonospora cubensis |
| 4 | Powdery mildew | Ensiphe cichoracearum |
| 5 | Witches broom | Mycoplasma |
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