Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Cucurbits or gourds are a large group and are maintained across 4 different facilities in the National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS). The North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station (NCRPIS) in Ames, Iowa is responsible for the Cucurbita pepo collection, which includes carving pumpkins, pie pumpkins, zucchini, acorn squash, delicata squash, ornamental gourds, and more! Join Kathy Reitsma to learn how NCRPIS regenerates hundreds of Cucurbita accessions to maintain this world-class collection.
Funding for this video was provided by USDA-Agricultural Research Service, with additional support from Colorado State University. USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
Cucurbits or gourds are a large group and are maintained across 4 different facilities in the National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS). The North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station (NCRPIS) in Ames, Iowa is responsible for the Cucurbita pepo collection, which includes carving pumpkins, pie pumpkins, zucchini, acorn squash, delicata squash, ornamental gourds, and more! Join Kathy Reitsma to learn how NCRPIS regenerates hundreds of Cucurbita accessions to maintain this world-class collection.
Funding for this video was provided by USDA-Agricultural Research Service, with additional support from Colorado State University. USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
