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Agricultural Science and Resource Management in the Tropics and Subtropics
Tropical Crops
Agricultural Science and Resource Management in the Tropics and Subtropics

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FIELD AND VEGETABLE CROPS
PTS 130

Participants
Prof. Dr Marc Janssens
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Pohlan
Abrefa Danquah Jones
Alfonso Cabrera
Keshav Prasad Dahal
Dilys Sekafor Kpongor
Alex Pacheco Bastas
Eduardo Molina Gayosso
Alexander R. Mendonza
Marina Piatto
Said Wali Dadshani
Nazli Burcu Ökten

Wintersemester 2002/03
Bonn . Germany

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1. Citrullus lanatus, Abrefa Danquah Jones

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2. Cucurbita pepo L., Alfonso Cabrera

9

3. Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb., Abrefa Danquah Jones

16

4. Momordica charantia, Keschav Prasad Dahal

23

5. Lagenaria siceraria, Dilys Sekafor Kpongor

31

6. Citrullus lanatus, Alex Pacheco Bastas

37

7. Cucurbita pepo L., Eduardo Molina Gayosso

50

8. Cucumis sativus L., Alexander R. Mendoza

60

9. Sechium edule, Marina Piatto

74

10. Cucumis melo, Said Wali Dadshani

82

11. Cucurbita moschata, Nazli Burcu Ökten

86

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Cucurbitaceae is a large family, which includes many economic species such as melon, watermelons, various gourds, and pumpkins that are of particular importance for the inhabitants of SSA. Many Cucurbitaceous species are eaten in several different forms, as seeds, leaves, fruits and sometimes flowers, by villagers throughout Africa. IPGRI, with national and international partners, has been leading the work on the collection, characterization and conservation, as well as on ethno botany, of Cucurbitaceae in the region.

Latin name
(Common name)
Citrullus lanatus
(Watermelon)
Cucurbita pepo L.
(Zucchini, Gourd, Courgette)
Cucurbita pepo L.
(Spaghetti Gourd)
Luffa acutangula
(Angled Loofah)
Momordica charantia L.
(Bitter Gourd)
Lagenaria siceraria
(Bottle Gourd)
Citrullus lanatus
(Watermelon)
Cucumis sativus L.
(Cucumber)
Sechium edule


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