The properties of starches isolated from two squash cultivars (Cucurbita maxima) were studied and compared with those of two pumpkin cultivars (Cucurbita moschata) and one normal potato cultivar. The amylose content of pumpkin and squash starches ranged from 16.18% to 21.29%. The pumpkin and squash starches appeared as a mixture of spherical, polyhedral and dome shaped granules. The pumpkin and...

Introduction Lutein is a carotenoid that can be found in dark green and yellow vegetables, fruits and egg yolk. Lutein, like other carotenoids, is an antioxidant. Sources Lutein and a close chemical zeaxanthin are xanthophyll carotenoids found in a wide variety of plant foods, especially dark green leafy vegetables, such as kale, spinach, turnip greens, and collards. Their concentrations in the...

Previous research has interpreted the patterned relations produced from the spacetime interactions of squash players as a dynamical system. Importantly, the theoretical basis for pattern formation within dynamical systems is predicated upon the shared information exchanges among the parts that comprise them. Thus, the patterned dynamics of a squash rally are the supposed product of shared infor...

Since 1988, cucurbit crops, particularly watermelon, cantaloupe, and squash, grown in Oklahoma and Texas have experienced devastating losses from cucurbit yellow vine disease (CYVD), caused by the phloem-limited bacterium Serratia marcescens Bizio. Squash bug, Anasa tristis (De Geer), is a putative vector of the pathogen. In 2000-2001, overwintering populations of squash bug collected from DeLe...