Web Directory

» A Brief History of Cucumbers
   Brief account of the cultivated plant and its introduction to the Americas.
   http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/~bcohen/cucumbers/history.html

» Assured Produce Protocol for Courgettes, Marrows, Squashes and Pumpkins
   Producing crops in accordance with these standards allows growers to sell produce to any supermarket or processor in the UK. Information on site selection, site management, variety selection, nutrition, irrigation, crop protection, harvesting and storage.
   http://www.assuredproduce.co.uk/resources/000/235/978/Courgettes_Marrows_Squash_and_Pumpkins_2007.pdf

» Assured Produce Protocol for Cucumbers
   Adopting this protocol will enable producers to sell cucumbers to any supermarket in the UK. Information on site selection, site management, variety selection, nutrition, irrigation, crop protection, harvesting and storage.
   http://www.assuredproduce.co.uk/resources/000/235/596/Cucumbers_2007.pdf

» Bitter Melon
   Factsheet providing information on this plant, Momordica chanrantia, a member of the squash family, the market for it and its cultivation.
   http://www.island.wsu.edu/CROPS/BITTERME.htm

» Cantaloupe and Specialty Melons
   Information on commercial production of this crop, the plant’s characteristics, propagation, cultural practices, insect pests, diseases and harvesting.
   http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/B1179/B1179.htm

» Commercial Production and Management of Pumpkins and Gourds
   Describes the most useful varieties and methods for growing these in the southern United States.
   http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubs/PDF/B1180.pdf

» Crop Profile for Summer and Winter Squash
   Production information on squashes grown in New Jersey, the cultural practices used there, and information on insect pests, diseases and weeds and how to control them.
   http://www.ipmcenters.org/CropProfiles/docs/NJsquash.pdf

» Crop Profile for Watermelon
   General production information on this crop in Delaware, cultural practices, insect pests, diseases, nematodes, weeds and their control.
   http://www.ipmcenters.org/CropProfiles/docs/DEwatermelons.pdf

» Cucumber: Cucumis sativus
   Information on this crop, its biology and morphology, ecology, distribution in the former USSR, utilization and economic value.
   http://www.agroatlas.ru/cultural/Cucumis_sativus_K_en.htm

» Cucurbits: Cucumber, Melon, Pumpkin, Squash and Watermelon
   Recommended varieties, planting methods, fertility, harvesting and information on pests and their control.
   http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/recommends/18frameset.html

» Economic Aspects of Melons in Sicily
   Paper given at the World Congress on Horticultural Research concerning the economics of growing this crop in Sicily.
   http://www.agrsci.unibo.it/wchr/wc1/basile.html

» Growing Seedless Watermelon
   Information on this crop and its establishment, field arrangements, variety selection and cultural practices.
   http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/CV006

» Luffa: The Sponge Gourd
   Information from the New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research on trials of this crop in New Zealand, its agronomy and the necessary growing environment.
   http://www.crop.cri.nz/home/products-services/publications/broadsheets/061luffa.pdf

» Mini Pumpkins: Cucurbita pepo
   Information from the New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research on this crop, its cultivation, pests and diseases, harvesting and storage.
   http://www.crop.cri.nz/home/products-services/publications/broadsheets/056pumpkins.pdf

» Muscatine Melon
   Article discussing the history of growing this crop in Iowa, the reasons behind the recent decline in its cultivation in the state and possible ways to reverse this trend.
   http://www.leopold.iastate.edu/research/grants/files/2004-MSP9_melon.pdf

» Naked Oil Seed Pumpkin
   Information on cultivating this crop, the required growing environment, its agronomy, and its production in New Zealand.
   http://www.crop.cri.nz/home/products-services/publications/broadsheets/070oilpumpkin.pdf

» New Plants for Florida: Tropical Pumpkin
   Information on the achievements made by scientists at the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station resulting in the development of compact plants and the improvement of fruit quality.
   http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/AG215

» New Plants for Florida: Watermelon
   Information on the achievements made by scientists at the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station resulting in the development of disease-resistant varieties and the improvement of fruit quality.
   http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/AG212

» Pumpkin, Commercial Vegetable Production Guides
   Guide to production in the Pacific Northwest, with information on varieties, fertilizer applications, harvesting, handling, storage, pest control, and other cultural practices.
   http://hort-devel-nwrec.hort.oregonstate.edu/pumpkin.html

» Weed Control in Cucurbit Crops
   Information on the mechanical and chemical means of managing weeds in muskmelon, cucumber, squash and watermelon.
   http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/WG029