Campus Units
Agronomy, Horticulture, North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
2007
Journal or Book Title
Genetic Resources, Chromosome Engineering, and Crop Improvement: Vegetable Crops
Volume
3
First Page
271
Last Page
376
Abstract
The Cucurbitaceae is a remarkable plant family, deserving of attention because of its economic, aesthetic, cultural, medicinal, and botanical significance. In the Old and New Worlds, cucurbits have been associated with human nutrition and culture for more than 12,000 years (Brothwell and Brothwell 1969; Lira-Saade 1995). Thus, the Cucurbitaceae, along with the Brassicaceae and Asteraceae, can be considered families of extraordinary importance to humans, and they follow cereals and legumes in their economic significance to human economy (Whitaker and Davis 1962; Nayar and More 1998).
Rights
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Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Lebeda, Ales; Widrlechner, M. P.; Staub, J.; Ezura, H.; Zalapa, J.; and Kristkova, E., "Cucurbits (Cucurbitaceae; Cucumis spp., Cucurbita spp., Citrullus spp.)" (2007). NCRPIS Publications and Papers. 84.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/ncrpis_pubs/84
Comments
This is a chapter from Genetic Resources, Chromosome Engineering, and Crop Improvement: Vegetable Crops 3 (2007): 271.