UNH Squash Breeding Program

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New Cucurbits available in 2019

The squash breeding work by Dr. Brent Loy, emeritus professor of plant genetics at UNH has resulted in the commercial release of several new cucurbit varieties that exhibit intermediate resistance to powdery mildew disease. Three new pumpkins, a summer squash, a butternut squash and a melon have been released and are available in 2019 seed catalogues.


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