Some Plant Characteristics Of Cucurbita maxima Duchesne and Cucurbita moschata Duchesne Genotypes Collected From Western Anatolia Region

Abstract

In this study, a total of 147 Cucurbita maxima Duchesne species collected from the cities of İstanbul, Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli, Balıkesir, Çanakkale, İzmir, Aydın, Denizli, Muğla, Manisa, Afyon, Kütahya, Uşak, Bursa, Eskişehir, Bilecik, Kocaeli, Sakarya, Düzce, Bolu, Yalova, Ankara, Konya, Karaman, Antalya, Isparta, Burdur where 76% of winter pumpkin production is made in Turkey and, a total of 54 Cucurbita moschata Duchesne were compiled. The pumpkins were sown on 23th of May 2013 in Hacınuman Village, Altınekin Town-Konya to morphologic characterization and breeding works. Beside selfing works, the fallowing measurements and observations were made: the length of sepals in female flowers (mm), the length of pedicles in male flowers (mm), the diameter of pedicles in male flowers (mm), the hairiness status of pedicles, the color of pedicles in male flowers, the period of observation of first male flowers, the period of observation of first female flowers, the difference between the blossoming periods - during flowering period and, leaf sizes (cm), leaf width (cm), the length of petioles (cm), the thickness of petioles, the lobed structure in the leaf blades, the color of leaf blades, the existence of papilla in leaf blades, the color of petioles, the status of prickliness in petioles - were also determined after fruits occurred.