EurekAlert!: Nature's gender reveal: Key gene controls female flowers in Cucurbita pepo
A transformative study has pinpointed the CpMYB62 transcription factor as a key determinant in the sex differentiation of Cucurbita pepo flowers. This gene mutation, which impedes the female floral ...
insider.si.edu: The initial domestication of Cucurbita pepo in the Americas 10,000 years ago
Smith, Bruce D. 1997. "The initial domestication of Cucurbita pepo in the Americas 10,000 years ago." Science, 276, (5314) 932–934.
The initial domestication of Cucurbita pepo in the Americas 10,000 years ago
A pepo is an epigynous berry common in the Cucurbitaceae, the gourd family, formed from an inferior ovary and with a hard or firm, inseparable rind. Examples include cantaloupe, cucumber, pumpkin, squash, and watermelon (pictured above).
pepo (ˈpiːpəʊ) n, pl -pos (Plants) the fruit of any of various cucurbitaceous plants, such as the melon, squash, cucumber, and pumpkin, having a firm rind, fleshy watery pulp, and numerous seeds [C19: from Latin: pumpkin, from Greek pepōn edible gourd, from peptein to ripen]
Research into Cucurbita species has revealed significant genetic diversity that underpins a wide range of morphological traits. This diversity, shaped by thousands of years of domestication and ...
El Baile de Pepo Video Musical - Bely y Beto - YouTube
The meaning of PEPO is an indehiscent fleshy one-celled many-seeded berry (such as a pumpkin, squash, melon, or cucumber) that has a hard rind and is the characteristic fruit of the gourd family.
What is the etymology of the noun pepo? pepo is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin pepōn-, pepō.