Summer squash is a tender, warm-season vegetable that
are grown in many parts of the world. Summer squash differs from fall
and winter squash in that it is selected to be harvested before the rind
hardens and the fruit matures. It grows on bush-type plants that do not
spread like the plants of fall and winter squash and pumpkin. A few healthy
and well-maintained plants produce abundant yields.
Squash has been modified to resist viruses particularly watermelon mosaic virus (WMV) and zucchini yellow mosaic virus (ZYMV).
A biotech yellow crookneck squash is now able to resist watermelon mosaic virus (WMV) and zucchini yellow mosaic virus (ZYMV). These new varieties contain the coat protein genes of both viruses. This biotech approach bypasses aphid control and therefore, it may reduce or eliminate the use of insecticides.
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