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Cucurbita

Known as: Cucurbitas, pumpkins, squashes 
A plant genus of the family CUCURBITACEAE, order Violales, subclass Dilleniidae, which includes pumpkin, gourd and squash.
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Review
2011
Review
2011
Transcriptome characterization and high throughput SSRs and SNPs discovery in Cucurbita pepo (Cucurbitaceae)
BackgroundCucurbita pepo belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family. The "Zucchini" types rank among the highest-valued vegetables… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Correlation Between L*a*b* Color Space Values and Carotenoid Content in Pumpkins and Squash (Cucurbita spp.)
Carotenoids play an important role in human health by acting as sources of provitamin A or as protective antioxidants. Pumpkins… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Stress-driven buckling patterns in spheroidal core/shell structures
Many natural fruits and vegetables adopt an approximately spheroidal shape and are characterized by their distinct undulating… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Potential vectors of Rift Valley fever virus in the Mediterranean region.
We evaluated the ability of three mosquito species (Aedes caspius, Aedes detritus, Culex pipiens), collected in southern France… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Microsatellites for the genus Cucurbita and an SSR-based genetic linkage map of Cucurbita pepo L.
Until recently, only a few microsatellites have been available for Cucurbita, thus their development is highly desirable. The… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Phytolith Evidence for Early Holocene Cucurbita Domestication in Southwest Ecuador
Cucurbita (squash and gourd) phytoliths recovered from two early Holocene archaeological sites in southwestern Ecuador and… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Establishment, maintenance and description of cell lines from the tick Ixodes scapularis.
Interest in tick-borne pathogens has been enhanced by the emergence of Lyme disease and, more recently, human and animal… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Acetylation of chromosome squashes of Drosophila melanogaster decreases the background in autoradiographs from hybridization with [125I]-labeled RNA.
DNA in prepared chromosomes from the larval salivary glands of Drosophila melanogaster was hybridized with [125I]-labeled 5S and… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
SQUASH AND GOURD BEES (PEPONAPIS, XENOGLOSSA) AND THE ORIGIN OF THE CULTIVATED CUCURBITA
Among the many interesting bee-plant relationships peculiar to the Americas are those that exist between two genera of solitary… 
Highly Cited
1959
Highly Cited
1959
Differential Uptake of Tritiated Thymidine into Hetero- and Euchromatin in Melanoplus and Secale
Grasshoppers of the species Melanoplus differentialis were injected with tritium-labelled thymidine. At intervals thereafter… 
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