Document Type : Original Article

Abstract

Hull-less seed Pumpkin is one of the species of the Cucurbitaceae family, which has a lot of nutritional and medicinal value. This plant has gained great economic importance in transformation industries due to its seeds without shells. It is very important to pay attention to the expansion of the production of such a product with value in addition to the desired yield. The amount of fruit and seed yield in this product is strongly influenced by the environmental factors of growth and cultivation. Selection of suitable cultivars with unique characteristics such as limited plant growth with increasing cultivated area improves yield. On the other hand, the shape and size of fruit and seeds and their relationship with the type of growth habit have a direct effect on increasing yield. It is necessary to pay attention to the ecological and nutritional needs in the production program of hull-less seed pumpkin so that knowing the proper growth temperature and observing the nutritional principles and necessary crop care at the right time is very important and leads to an increase in yield.

Keywords

• Planting principles
• limited plant growth
• fruit shape
• yield