Yazdy ji I hope you are right. Let us wait for the ripe fruits also. Please try to find exact local and English name of this. Simple pumpkin or squash sometimes does not help much.
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 6:24 AM, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> wrote: > Dr. Gurcharan Singh ji, > Am attaching the pictures of plant, leaves, fruit and female flower of > curcubita Moshchata. > Regards > Yazdy. > > On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 10:13 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Fixing species of pumkins is really a tough job, leaves and flowers don't > > help much (although C. moschata and C. mixta have white bloches on > leaves). > > I think in the ultimate analysis fruit stalk and point of its attachment > may > > help in fixing the exact identity. > > http://www.annadana.com/actu/new_news.cgi?id_news=70 > > > > -- > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > > Retired Associate Professor > > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > > > > On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 10:31 PM, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> I think it is the yellow flesh pumpkin. which would that be sir? I > >> have a couple of vines of the ash gourd and the yellow fleshed one, > >> shall just try and send the pictures a little later. > >> Regards > >> Yazdy. > >> > >> On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 10:58 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > Yazdi ji > >> > Pumpkin it is, but the question is which species: C. maxima, C. > >> > moschata, P. > >> > mixta, C. filicifolia, C. pepo and even sometimes Benincasa hispida > are > >> > all > >> > known as pumkins. Same is the true for word squash. > >> > -- > >> > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > >> > Retired Associate Professor > >> > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > >> > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > >> > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > >> > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > >> > > >> > On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 9:38 AM, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> > >> > wrote: > >> >> > >> >> I think it is the pumpkin. I base my opinion on two factors. The last > >> >> picture has white lines, this normally does not come in ash gourd or > >> >> the Agra Petha. The 4th picture also indicates it must be the orange > >> >> coloured pumpkin. In any case, I think we better wait for some > experts > >> >> to express their opinion. > >> >> Regards > >> >> Yazdy. > >> >> > >> >> On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 9:52 PM, Balkar Arya <[email protected]> > >> >> wrote: > >> >> > Dear Gurcharan Ji > >> >> > Lets wait for more inputs from members > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > Regards > >> >> > > >> >> > Dr Balkar Singh > >> >> > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > >> >> > Arya P G College, Panipat > >> >> > Haryana-132103 > >> >> > 09416262964 > >> >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > >
