PRODUCTIVITY OF DIFFERENT SPECIES OF PUMPKIN
Abstract
Aim. To determine the formation of productivity of different types of pumpkin. Methods. Laboratory, measuring, comparative, analysis, statistical. Results. It was found that pumpkin yield varied significantly depending on the pumpkin variety. The highest yield was provided by the cultivation of local varieties of musk pumpkin Muscatny 4 and Muscatny 1 – 70.8–71.0 t/ha. The large range of pumpkin fruit yield is due to varietal characteristics. Thus, the yield of hard-shelled pumpkin varied from 40.9 to 44.1 t/ha, of musk pumpkin – from 63.0 to 71.0 t/ha, and of large-fruited pumpkin – from 33.0 to 66.3 t/ha. It should be noted that high pumpkin productivity was observed during two years of research. This indicates a high adaptive ability of pumpkin to ensure a stable fruit yield. Studies show that 100 g of fresh pumpkin provides the human body with the most daily requirement of vitamins A, B6 and B5. The integral score for vitamin A was from 12.4 to 49.9 %, B6 – from 4.9 to 16.9, B5 – from 4.4 to 16.2 % depending on the variety. The integral score of the remaining vitamins varied from 1.8 to 12.6 %. It should be noted that the highest integral score of vitamins is provided by 100 g of fresh pulp of the Dolya and Muskatny 1 varieties of pumpkins – 4.0–35.9 %, and the large-fruited varieties of pumpkins Narodna, Titan, Kavbuz 1 and Potimarron – 4.5–49.9 %. Conclusions. Pumpkin yield varies depending on the variety and type of pumpkin. At the same time, the highest fruit yield is provided by the cultivation of the varieties of musk pumpkin Muskatny 4 and Muskatny 1 – 70.8–71.0 t/ha. The highest integral vitamin score is provided by the variety of musk pumpkin Dolya and the line Muskatny 1 – 4.0–35.9 %, the varieties of large-fruited pumpkin Narodna, Titan, Kavbuz 1 and Potimarron – 4.5–49.9 %. The variety of musk pumpkin Muskatny 1 combines high fruit yield with its high biological value. This makes it possible to obtain high fruit yield without reducing their quality and makes this local variety promising for use in breeding and practice.
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