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Insect pests and diseases were the main pumpkin production problem.
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e0“The main problem during production of pumpkin was insect pests and diseases”
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Indigenous knowledge of the traditional vegetable pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima/moschata) from Zimbabwe
Oswell Farai Ndoro; R. Madakadze; Susan Kageler; et al. African Journal of Agricultural Research 2007. doi:10.5897/ajar.9000415
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- Observation Seven locally named pumpkin landraces were identified.
- Observation Nzunzu was the most popular landrace, followed by Ditimanga and Ndodo.
- Observation Nzunzu was the most prevalent landrace by area, reported by 65% of respondents.
- Observation Musatani was grown mainly for leaves and was available year round.
- Observation Nzunzu had large variegated fruit.
- Observation Ditimanga had large creamy yellow to white fruit.
- Observation Nzunzu, Hokore and Ndodo had variegated leaves perceived to resist powdery mildew, unlike other plain-leaved landraces.
- Observation Pumpkin was mostly intercropped with maize by 85% of respondents.
- Observation Pumpkin was mostly planted and grown in summer by 67% of respondents because frost damages it.
- Observation Pumpkin was mainly fertilized with cattle manure.
- Observation Most respondents, 62%, did not apply nitrogen side dressing to pumpkin.
- Observation Leaf harvest for Nzunzu and Ditimanga began 2 - 3 weeks after emergence.
- Observation Leaf harvest for other landraces began about four weeks after emergence.
- Observation Pumpkin leaves were consumed 3 - 4 times weekly in the rainy season.
- Observation Most farmers used retained planting seed, reported by 71.9%.