New banana squash: Improvement sought in strain released to seedsmen in 1953
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Glen N. DavisAuthor Affiliations
Glen N. Davis is Associate Professor of Vegetable Crops, University of California, Davis.Publication Information
Hilgardia 8(6):15-15. DOI:10.3733/ca.v008n06p15. June 1954.
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Abstract
The orange banana squash–which originated as a selection from the regular or Pink Banana variety–differs from the parent variety in many respects.
Davis G. 1954. New banana squash: Improvement sought in strain released to seedsmen in 1953. Hilgardia 8(6):15-15. DOI:10.3733/ca.v008n06p15
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