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Morpho-agronomic assessment of introductions of butternut squash (Cucurbita moschata Duch.) from Central America Evaluación morfoagronómica de introducciones centroamericanas de zapallo (Cucurbita moschata Duch.) doi: 10.15446/rfna.v70n1.61764 Giomara Vásquez Gamboa1, Sanín Ortiz Grisales2* and Franco Alirio Vallejo Cabrera1

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Plant morphology Agronomic characters Germplasm Squashes Multivariate analysis

A Central American collection of butternut squash (Cucurbita moschata Duch.) was characterized based on a series of morpho-agronomic descriptors and its variability assessed. Floral asynchrony ranging from 10 to 15 days was observed between staminate and pistillate flowers. Differences were also observed among introductions for all quantitative characteristics evaluated (P