Papaya has two shapes: rectangle and short column. The skin color is yellow-green, thick and green, and there are rich fine hairs on the skin. Papaya leaves alternate, palmately usually 5-7-lobed. The edges of the leaves are serrated, the leaves are dark green and the back of the leaves is green. The taste of Trichosanthes kirilowii and wax gourd is also different, and the taste after cooking is relatively sweeter than that of wax gourd.
Chiqua is native to the south of China, and is suitable for growing in high temperature and strong light. It is one of the special vegetables in China. It has a long history of cultivation in various parts of Lingnan, with a large cultivation area. In Hainan, it has a long history to cultivate Chih-gua. The root system of zucchini is stronger than that of pumpkin, but weaker than that of pumpkin. The stem is creeping and has five edges, and the axillary buds of the stem nodes will have lateral vines, so the branches are thick.
Characteristics of zucchini
The seeds are oval, light yellow and 1000-grain weight 18-20g. Stem and vine. Leaves alternate, palmately lobed, 6-lobed, with bristles on the leaf surface and petiole, and green leaves; The leaf is about 25-3 1 cm long and 28-33 cm wide. Flowers monoecious, solitary. The plant grows slowly in the early stage and has great growth potential in the middle and late stage. The main vine can bear melons, and the first female flower is born in the section of main vine 12- 14 in spring.
In summer and autumn, the first female flower was born in 18-20, and the female flower appeared in the 3-4 section of the lateral vine. The fruit is cylindrical, the tender fruit is about 30-36 cm long, the transverse diameter is 6-8 cm, the pulp is 2.0-2.2 cm thick, the ventricle is small, the weight of a single fruit is 1000- 1500 g, and it is blue-green with white spots. The surface of mature melons is covered with white wax powder. The weight of a single melon is 2.0-3.0 kg, and the pulp is about 4.0 cm thick.
Refer to the above? Baidu encyclopedia-Gui You No.8 Trichosanthes kirilowii