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07-SEPTEMBER-2008 03:17:44 - Squash plant Redirected from Squash fruit Squash Yellow squash Yellow squash Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Cucurbitales Family: Cucurbitaceae Genus: Cucurbita Species: C. maxima - hubbard squash, buttercup squash C. mixta - cushaw squash C. moschata - butternut squash C. pepo - most pumpkins, acorn squash, summer squash, zucchini1 Summer squash Nutritional value per 100 g 3.5 oz Energy 20 kcal 70 kJ Carbohydrates 3.4 g - Dietary fiber 1.1 g Fat 0.2 g Protein 1.2 g Water 95 g Riboflavin Vit. B2 0.14 mg 9% Vitamin C 17 mg 28% Potassium 262 mg 6% Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. Squashes generally refer to four species of the genus Cucurbita native to the Mexico and Central America, also called marrows depending on variety or the nationality of the speaker. In North America, squash is loosely grouped into summer squash or winter squash, as well as autumn squash another name is cheese squash depending on whether they are harvested as immature fruits summer squash or mature fruits autumn squash or winter squash. Gourds are from the same family as squashes. Well known types of squash include the pumpkin and zucchini. Archaeological evidence suggests that squash may have been first cultivated in Mesoamerica some 8,000 to 10,000 years ago 12, but may have been independently cultivated elsewhere, albeit later.3 Squash was one of the Three Sisters planted by Native Americans. The Three Sisters were the three main indigenous plants used for agriculture: maize corn, beans, and squash. These were usually planted together, with the cornstalk providing support for the climbing beans, and shade for the squash. The squash vines provided ground cover to limit weeds. The beans provided nitrogen fixing for all three crops. Summer squashes, including young vegetable marrows such as zucchini also known as courgette, pattypan and yellow crookneck are harvested during the growing season, while the skin is still tender and the fruit relatively small, they are consumed almost immediately and require little or no cooking. Winter squashes such as butternut, Hubbard, buttercup, ambercup, acorn, spaghetti squash and pumpkin are harvested at maturity, generally the end of summer, cured to further harden the skin, and stored in a cool place for eating later. They generally require longer cooking time than summer squashes. Note: Although the term winter squash is used here to differentiate from summer squash, it is also commonly used as a synonym for Cucurbita maxima. The squash fruit is classified as a pepo by botanists, which is a special type of berry with a thick outer wall or rind formed from hypanthium tissue fused to the exocarp; the fleshy interior is composed of mesocarp and endocarp. The pepo, derived from an inferior ovary, is characteristic of the Squash Family Cucurbitaceae. In addition to the fruit, other parts of the plant are edible. Squash seeds can be eaten directly, ground into paste, or particularly for pumpkins pressed for vegetable oil. The shoots, leaves, and tendrils can be eaten as greens. The blossoms are an important part of native American cooking and are also used in many other parts of the world. Contents 1 Pollination 2 In cooking 3 Etymology 4 Use as an object of art 5 References 6 External links Pollination Bee pollinating a zucchini squash Bee pollinating a zucchini squash As with all other members of the family, the flowers come in pollen-bearing male form, and the ovary-bearing female form, with both forms being present on the plant. Squash has historically been pollinated by the native North American squash bee Peponapis pruinosa, and related species, but this bee and its relatives have declined, probably due to pesticide sensitivity, and most commercial plantings are pollinated by European honey bees today. One hive per acre 4,000 m² per hive is recommended by the US Department of Agriculture. Gardeners with a shortage of bees often have to hand pollinate. Inadequately pollinated female squash flowers will usually start growing but abort before full development. Many gardeners blame various fungal diseases for the aborted fruit, but the fix proves to be better pollination not fungicide. In cooking Wikibooks Wikibooks' Cookbook has more about this subject: Squash Though considered a vegetable in cooking, botanically speaking, squash is a fruit being the receptacle for the plant's seeds, and not a vegetable. Etymology Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Cucurbita The English word squash derives from askutasquash literally a green thing eaten raw, a word from the Narragansett language, which was documented by Roger Williams, the founder of Rhode Island, in his 1643 publication A Key Into the Language of America. Similar words for squash exist in related languages of the Algonquian family such as Massachusett. Squashes grow hanging from a network of stalks A yellow squash Petit Pan squash Longitudinal section of female flower of squash courgette, showing ovary, ovules, pistil, and petals A turban squash Delicata squash, also known as Sweet Potato squash Various squashes such as Turban, Sweet Dumpling, Carnival, Gold Acorn, Delicata, Buttercup and Golden Nugget. Use as an object of art Moche Squash Ceramic. 300 A.D. Larco Museum Collection Moche Squash Ceramic. 300 A.D. Larco Museum Collection The squash has been an essential crop in the Andes since the pre-Columbian Era. The Moche culture from Northern Peru made ceramics from earth, water, and fire. This pottery was a sacred substance, formed in significant shapes and used to represent important themes. Squash are represented frequently in Moche ceramics. 4 References ^ Archaeobiology: Squash Seeds Yield New View of Early American Farming ^ The Initial Domestication of Cucurbita pepo in the Americas 10,000 Years Ago ^ Eastern North America as an independent center of plant domestication ^ Berrin, Katherine Larco Museum. The Spirit of Ancient Peru:Treasures from the Museo Arqueológico Rafael Larco Herrera. New York:Thames and Hudson, 1997. External links Squash Display at Missouri Botanical Garden - Pics of 150 varieties from The Great Pumpkin Patch Squash Display at Missouri Botanical Garden - 2 - Master Gardeners: McClellan Ranch 2003 Squash Varieties Retrieved from http://en..org/wiki/Squash_plant Categories: Squashes and pumpkins | Crops originating from the Americas | Algonquian loanwords | Cucurbitaceae Views Article Discussion this page History Personal tools Log in / create account Navigation Main page Contents Featured content Current events Random article Search Go Search Interaction Community portal Recent changes Contact Donate to Help Toolbox What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Printable version Permanent link Cite this page Languages Bân-lâm-gú Català Deutsch Ελληνικά Español Esperanto Français Nederlands 日本語 ‪Norsk bokmÃ¥l‬ Polski Português Shqip SlovenÅ¡Ä?ina Svenska Tagalog ä¸æ–‡ This page was last modified on 21 August 2008, at 22:05
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