Study and Evaluation of Modern Varieties of Pumpkin in Armenia

Abstract

The purpose of this work was to study portioned varieties of pumpkin in the conditions of the Ararat Plain with the further possibility of using them as genetic material for breeding. In recent years, there has been an annual increase in the consumption of pumpkin by the population, and in order to meet the growing demand, the department of Selection and cultivation technology of melons and gourds of the Scientific Center of Vegetable and Industrial Crops (Ministry Economy of RA) studied new collection samples. Growing in various ecological circumstances, pumpkin cultivars gain unique economic traits, indicating pumpkin agroecological diversity. We looked at eight pumpkin part varieties that varied in the timing of phenophase commencement, the timing of product reception and yield indicators, and the timing of fruit quality indicators. Early-ripening varieties included Snkik, Saporik, and Veronez. Mid-ripening varieties included Volzhskaya seraya 92, Detskaya delikatesnaya, Konfetka, and Prikubanskaya. Late-ripening types included Gribovskaya zimnyaya. The yield statistics of the variety samples were examined, and the most prolific Muscat varieties, Saporik and Prikubanskaya, with delicious fruit yields of 23.2±1.1 and 30.6±1.1 t/ha, were found. Detskaya delikatesnaya and Snkik types stood out among the large-fruited pumpkins due to their high yields (25.3±1.0 and 23.0±1.4t/ha, respectively) and good palatability. The varieties Saporik, Snkik, Detskaya delikatesnaya, and Konfetka stood out for having high levels of total carotenoids; these indicators were respectively 16.05, 10.50, 15.22, and 18.25 mg/% in these variations.