Where is the origin of pumpkin?

Pumpkin, also known as pumpkin, etc., for the gourd family pumpkin annual trailing herbs, fruit can be used as a delicacy, can also be a substitute for food, seeds contain pumpkin seeds amino acids, have heat-clearing and dehumidifying, deworming effect, have the role of controlling and killing Schistosoma japonicum, rattan has the effect of heat-clearing, melon stalks have the effect of calming the fetus, let's take a look at where the pumpkin is produced!

Where is the origin of pumpkin?

Pumpkin originated from Mexico to Central America, has been cultivated for 9,000 years, Columbus brought it back to Europe, and then introduced by Portugal to Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines and other places, the Ming Dynasty began to enter China. At present, it is widely cultivated all over the world, with the largest cultivated area in Asia, followed by Europe and South America, widely planted in the north and south of China, the most widely planted in the northeast, especially in Heilongjiang.

The producing environment of pumpkin

Pumpkin is a temperature-loving crop with strong tolerance to high temperature and low turbulence. The optimum temperature for seed germination is 25: 30 ℃, the optimum temperature for growth and development is 18: 32 ℃, the temperature for flowering and fruit growth is higher than 15 ℃, and the optimum temperature for fruit development is 22-27 ℃, which is beneficial to the formation of female flowers at low temperature. Pumpkin is a light-loving plant, with sufficient light, good growth, fast growth and good quality of fruit, many rainy days, lack of light is easy to turn melon, but also prone to diseases. Pumpkin has developed root system, strong water absorption capacity, strong drought resistance, but not resistant to waterlogging, and the requirements for soil fertility are not strict, but fertile, neutral or slightly acidic sandy soil is better.

Cultivated varieties of pumpkin

1. Honey pumpkin: honey pumpkin is an early-maturing hybrid, the bottom of the fruit is enlarged, the melon body is slightly longer, similar to papaya shape, old ripe fruit yellow, with light yellow flower spots. The flesh is fine, sweet and waxy. The whole growth period is 95 days, and the weight of a single fruit is about 2 kg. It has strong resistance to virus disease.

2. Yellow wolf pumpkin: yellow wolf pumpkin is an excellent local variety in Shanghai, with strong plant growth, thick stems, many bifurcations and long internodes. The fruit is mallet-shaped, about 45 cm in longitudinal diameter and 15 cm in horizontal diameter. The pericarp is orange-red and covered with wax powder when fully ripe. The flesh is thick, the meat is delicate and sweet, and it is more resistant to storage and transportation. The whole growth period is 110-120 days, and the weight of a single fruit is about 1.5 kg.

3. Damopan pumpkin: Damopan pumpkin is an excellent local variety in Beijing. The first female flower is born in the eighth to tenth section of the main vine. The fruit is oblate, shaped like a grinding plate, with a horizontal diameter of about 30 cm and a height of about 15 cm. The tender pericarp is dark green and turns reddish brown after full maturity, with light yellow stripes and covered with wax powder. The flesh is orange-yellow, contains little moisture and tastes sweet.

4. Small mill pumpkin: small mill pumpkin is an early-maturing variety, and the first female flower is born in the eighth to tenth section of the main vine. The fruit is flat and round, shaped like a small grinding plate. The tender pericarp is turquoise and turns reddish brown with longitudinal edges when it is fully ripe. The flesh is sweet, and the weight of a single fruit is about 2 kg.

5. Cow leg pumpkin: cow leg pumpkin is a late-maturing variety, with long tube-shaped fruit, inflated end and seed cavity. The pulp is rough, the meat is more powdery, and it is resistant to storage and transportation. The whole growth period is 110-120 days, and the weight of a single fruit is about 15 kg.

6. Snake pumpkin: snake pumpkin is a medium-ripe variety with serpentine fruit and no swelling at the end of the seed cavity. The pulp is dense, sweet and powdered, with strong waxy and good quality. The whole growth period is about 100 days.

7. The King of Chestnut: the King of Chestnut is an early-maturing hybrid generation with strong growth, strong stem and good fruit setting, and the fruit development period is about 40 days. Single melon weighs about 2 kg, the fruit is flat and round, the pericarp is dark green, the fruit is neat and consistent, and the commodity rate is high. The meat is 3.2 cm thick, dense in meat, high in powder and good in flavor and taste. Resistant to low temperature and low light, anti-heat, anti-virus disease, wide adaptability. The average yield per mu is about 2000 kg.

8. Red Chestnut King: red Chestnut King is an early-maturing hybrid generation with strong growth, strong stem and good fruit setting, and the fruit development period is 35-40 days. Single melon weighs about 1.5 kg, the fruit is flat and round, the pericarp is dark green, the fruit is neat and consistent, and the commodity rate is high. The meat is 3.0cm to 3.2cm thick, dense and powdery. Resistant to low temperature and low light, anti-virus disease, wide adaptability. The average yield per mu is about 1800 to 2000 kilograms.

9. Chopping melon: chopped melon belongs to a variety of Chinese pumpkin. It can be cut and regenerated because it contains a large number of plant healers, which can speed up wound recovery. Melon-shaped long cylindrical, melon color first oil green and then yellow, the length is generally about 120 cm, the longest can reach about 150 cm, 12 cm 15 cm in diameter. The physiological mature period is 20-26 days, with well-developed root system and wide adaptability to soil.