63 results about "Squash vine borer" patented technology

The invention discloses a zucchini seedling growing method which comprises the following steps of A, selecting the appropriate seeding time; B, soaking seeds and accelerating germination: before seeding, stirring and soaking the seeds with warm water, washing the seeds with clean water, and then wrapping the seeds with a piece of wet gauze or a wet towel for germination acceleration; C, seeding: seeding cucurbita ficifolia two days earlier than zucchinis, wherein the seeding of the zucchinis is even; D, grafting: forming grafted seedlings with the limitation that cotyledons of tree stocks and cotyledons of scions are in parallel and do not penetrate through the outer epidermis of the plumular axes of the tree stocks; E, managing the grafted seedlings: observing and watering the seedlings, and keeping soil in a rest-balk moist; F, managing a seedling stage and making the standard of strong seedlings: controlling the watering quantity in the seedling stage, not watering until a drought sign appears, watering in the morning on sunny days, and reinforcing air ventilation after the watering. By the adoption of the zucchini seedling growing method, due to the fact that the appropriate seeding time is selected, the management method is appropriate, proper and scientific, the cultivation method of the seedlings is scientific and reasonable, the yield of the zucchinis is quite high, the quality of the produced zucchinis is quite good, the taste is good, and the requirements of people for the zucchinis are met.

The invention discloses a pest-acaricidal killing compound which is essentially prepared by the following components of two active ingredients including one of a thiamethoxam or nitenpyram and a compound sodium nitrophenolate. The weight portions of the ingredients are 1 to 100 portions of one of the thiamethoxam or nitenpyram and 1 portion of the compound sodium nitrophenolate. The components can be prepared into any preparation formulation of missible oil, granular formulation, water dispersant, emulsion in water, microemulsion, aqua and pulvis according to a general method. The invention has the advantages of remarkably improving insecticidal activity and improving the insecticidal activity on an aphid, a plant hopper and a white fly by 10 to 20 percent indicated in a test result of a greenhouse; plants grow well and the treatment color is invisible green compared with a single agent; the disease occurrences is reduced remarkably and the test result on the gourd vegetables like a cucumber, pumpkin, etc., shows that the disease index of a virus disease is reduced by 10 to 15 percent. The invention has better production increasing effect, remarkably improves the color and taste of the vegetables and can suspend the occurrence of the drug fastness of the pests.

The invention discloses a cucurbita pepo breeding method based on cold plasma treatment, and particularly relates to a method for obtaining cucurbita pepo with the functions of improving the seed germinating ability, increasing the height of seedlings, increasing the main root length, lowering a first female flower insertion node, improving the combining ability, antedating initial picking and increasing the biological yield. Collected cucurbita pepo seeds are planted and screened and are subjected to self-cross selective breeding to obtain cucurbita pepo parent materials, and seeds of the cucurbita pepo parent materials are subjected to the cold plasma treatment; the seeds of the cucurbita pepo parent materials subjected to the cold plasma treatment are subjected to excellent strain generation-adding selection, and an excellent variation self-cross line which has a target trait and is high in combining ability is selected by virtue of manners such as self cross, back cross and test cross; the excellent variation self-cross line is subjected to self-cross purification and rejuvenation to obtain stable male and female parents, and the male and female parents are hybridized to obtain an excellent cucurbita pepo hybridization assembly; by the combination of an anti-identification test and a variety comparison test, a new excellent cucurbita pepo variety is obtained finally.

The invention discloses a method for regulating pumpkin plants in a greenhouse. The method ensures adequate nutrition of pumpkins, increased yield, high quality and improved economic benefits by making researches on pumpkin greenhouse culture technologies and adopting technologies of redundant female flower thinning, diseased, old and broken leaf tripping, seedling supporting, seedling burying, plant updating and the like.

The invention discloses a seed breeding method for improving drought resistance of summer squashes, and belongs to the technical field of agricultural planting. The seed breeding method for improving the drought resistance of the summer squashes is provided for solving the problem that due to the fact that the summer squashes are under drought stress, the yield and quality of the seeds are seriously affected. Accordingly, an illumination and audio frequency physical method and a chemical method are organically combined, protective enzyme systems inside the summer squashes are effectively promoted and improved, characteristics of the drought resistance of the summer squashes are improved, and therefore the seed yield of the summer squashes is increased, and the seed quality is improved.

The invention provides a seed treatment method for preventing and treating cucurbita pepo L. seedling rot and belongs to the technical field of agriculture. The method comprises the steps: firstly sterilizing seeds; then utilizing 14 kinds of traditional Chinese medicinal materials of radix pulsatillae, radix euphorbiae lantu, radix isatidis, folium isatidis, herba portulacae, radix scutellariae, szechwan sida herb, herba scuteliariae barbatae, Tibet lancea herb, osmanthus yunnanensis bark, suchow mosla herb, cleistocalyx operculatus leaf, Chinese tallow leaf and rabdosia eriocalys rhizome to soak the seeds; finally utilizing medicament chitosan oligosaccharide, fulvic acid, uniconazole, ABT rooting powder, propamocarb hydrochloride, glycine betaine, chitosan, pinolene and metalaxyl to perform seed dressing. The method disclosed by the invention can prevent varieties of diseases and insects of the cucurbita pepo L., especially has a very good preventing and effect on cucurbita pepo L. seedling rot, further has effects of resisting adverseness and strengthening seedlings and greatly improves yield and quality of the cucurbita pepo L.; meanwhile, the method delays plant drug resistance generation, reduces use amount and use times of pesticide and reduces agricultural cost; furthermore, pesticide residue amount is extremely low, and environmental friendliness is facilitated.

The invention discloses a hybrid breeding method for pumpkin by annual three generations, which is characterized in that: combinations are configured in a breeding field in spring of the first year, the combinations are preliminarily screened in the breeding field in autumn, and the enlargement and small-area seed production are performed on selected excellent combined parents in Hainan province in winder; the combining ability is determined in the breeding field in spring of the next year, variety comparison experiments are protectively performed in winter, and the enlargement and small-areaseed production of pioneer combined parents are continued in Hainan province in winder; the variety comparison experiments are continued in spring and autumn of the third year so as to select the optimal hybrid; the female parent is an inbred line 02-8A bred by performing seven generations of homozygous inbreeding on a hybrid winter jade according to an inbred line breeding method by annual threegenerations; and the male parent is an early-matured inbred line with a code number of 9601-4B obtained by hybridizing stable green-peel inbred line (with the code number of SQ96) selected by early-matured inbreeding separation in Seoul in spring in 2000 with a Chinese resource Heilongjiang small white-peel inbred line (with the code number of B) and performing four generations of homozygous inbreeding according to a female parent breeding method.

The invention discloses a vegetable marrow potting culture medium and a preparation method thereof. The culture medium is prepared from, by weight, 30-40 parts of pond bottom silt, 5-10 parts of bagasse, 5-10 parts of plant extract liquid, 2-8 parts of bone powder, 10-20 parts of animal waste, 5-10 parts of plant ash, 4-8 parts of pine needle, 12-14 parts of saw dust, 0.5-0.9 part of calcium superphosphate, 15-20 parts of cottonseed cakes and 10-15 parts of vinasse. The vegetable marrow potting culture medium has advantages that balanced nutrients can be provided for vegetable marrow seedlingcultivation and growth to obtain large-size green fruits which are plump and smooth; traditional Chinese medicine liquid adopted in the culture medium has an inhibiting effect on harmful insects without influences on the environment, and win-win effects of economic benefits and social benefits are achieved.

The invention discloses a rapid in vitro breeding method of zucchini, relates to a plant tissue culture technique, and belongs to the technical field of biological engineering. The invention has the beneficial effect that compared with the prior art, a tissue culture method can accelerate propagation speed, and under the culture conditions of the invention, the culture of aseptic seedlings, callus induction, bud differentiation and rooting culture greatly shorten a physiological cycle of zucchini; more importantly, the obtained callus tissue is suitable for further zucchini cell culture, and study on the secondary metabolites of zucchini cell; and the significance of the invention lays in that the method lays foundation for molecular breeding of zucchini, for the rapid propagation of zucchini variety and can obtain useful secondary metabolites of zucchini.

The invention provides a high-yield high-efficiency planting method for greenhouse vegetables. The method is characterized in that: culturing seedlings of kidney bean in the first ten days of August, planting the seedlings in fields in the north of a green house in the first ten days of September, and transplanting the seedlings in the first ten days of December or the middle ten days of December; culturing pumpkin seedlings in the greenhouse in the middle or last ten days of September, and removing the seedlings during a period from the last ten days of December to the first ten days of January; sowing rape seeds during a period from the last end days of November to the first ten days of December, setting rape seedlings during a period from the last ten days of December to the first ten days of January, and harvesting rape in the last ten days of February; culturing tomato seedlings in the middle ten days of December, setting the tomato seedlings in the middle ten days of February and transplanting in the middle ten days of June; and culturing green onion seedlings before 'May 1st', setting the green onion seedlings in the middle ten days of June, and harvesting green onion in the first ten days of September. The method solves the problems of incomplete use of facilitates for planting during planting of green house vegetables, low income for farmer and single vegetable type, and is suitable for planting greenhouse vegetables.

The invention discloses a middle-to-later-period pumpkin cultivation method. The method is characterized in that (1) according to moisture, water controlling, square-cutting, displacement and seedling hoarding are performed in a seedling stage; (2) according to seeds and planting density, northern seeds which are small in quantity of bacteria, full, and high in cold resistance are selected; (3) the day temperature is 20 to 25 DEG C, the temperature of the first half of the night is 16 to 17 DEG C, and the temperature of the second half of the night is 6 to 10 DEG C; (4) according to gas, a carbon fertilizer is mainly applied to the field; (5) a purple polyethylene film is selected for overwintering, the film is high in light transmittance and heat preservation in a cold season, the yield of the films before April is high, and a green polyethylene film and a white polyethylene film are adopted in early spring and late autumn; (6) in order to realize lighting balance, the film is wiped, and a reflective curtain and a pendent lamp are hung on a rear wall for light supplementation in winter, and muddy water is poured to the house surface and is used for blocking light and cooling; (7) zinc and silicon are supplemented on the leaf surfaces so as to prevent virus diseases; (8) ecological insect prevention is realized by applying biological germ or a Chinese herbal medicine agent during digestion, and a poison bait is prepared by fried wheat bran, trichlorfon, sugar and vinegar in a proportion of 5:1:1:1 and is used for trapping and killing soil insects. The method is lower in early investment and better in later economic benefit.

The invention discloses a corn-zucchini-intercropping water-saving fertilizer-saving cultivation method. A corn variety and a zucchini variety with a picking time ranging from 90 days to 120 days are used, and a planting mode of intercropping two lines of zucchini with one line of corn is designed. The line spacing between the corn and the zucchini is 50 cm, and the line spacing between two adjacent lines of zucchini is 100 cm. The plant spacing of a single line of corn ranges from 20 cm to 25 cm. The plant spacing of a single line of zucchini ranges from 40 cm to 60 cm. Drop irrigation of an under-membrane water-fertilizer integrated nutrient solution is conducted, the amount of fertilizers and water used is reduced greatly, and a large amount of labor input is saved. Fresh corn weighing 640 kg to 850 kg is additionally harvested per mu on the basis of small-scale production increase of zucchini in unit area.

The invention relates to the technical field of summer squash seeds, in particular to a summer squash seed culture method. The summer squash seed culture method comprises the following steps of seed selection and soaking, seed bed preparation, germination accelerating of seeds, preparation of a nutritional agent, disinfection of coated seeds and sowing with the coated seeds. The nutritional agentis added so as to be used for providing nutrients required by production in the culture process of the summer squash seeds, so that in the environment changing process, the nutrient requirements for the summer squash growing process are met, and the summer squash yield is improved; moreover, the antibacterial capacity and the insect resistance of the summer squash in the culture process are improved by adding an isofenphos-methyl solution, and the summer squash production stability is improved.

The invention discloses a low-salt, delicious and crisp green-plum hot pickled mustard tuber. The low-salt, delicious and crisp green-plum hot pickled mustard tuber is prepared from the following raw materials by weight: 300 to 400 parts of fresh mustard tuber, 9 to 10 parts of fresh salmon, 6 to 8 parts of pumpkin, 9 to 10 parts of liquor, 5 to 6 parts of green plum, 1 to 2 parts of Buddha's hand, 2 to 3 parts of villous amomum fruit, 1 to 2 parts of Angelica keiskei, 2 to 4 parts of herb of Chien Briggsia, 3 to 4 parts of lily, 10 to 12 parts of clove powder, 10 to 13 parts of fermented bean curd juice and a proper amount of white vinegar, lactic acid bacteria, salt and water. According to the preparation method for the low-salt, delicious and crisp green-plum hot pickled mustard tuber, the fresh mustard tuber is soaked in a white vinegar solution so as to enable the fresh mustard tuber to be crisp; then the lactic acid bacteria are inoculated in two steps so as to realize fragrance improvement and low salt; specially-prepared salmon powder and seasonings added in secondary fermentation enable the flavor and taste of the hot pickled mustard tuber to be good; the added pumpkin is capable of clearing heat, causing diuresis, eliminating vexation, quenching thirst, moistening the lung and relieving cough; and a plurality of Chinese herbal medicines like lily added in the hot pickled mustard tuber have yin-nourishing, lung-moistening, heat-clearing and tranquillizing effects.

The invention discloses a pumpkin vegetable seedling substrate comprising following material by weight: 35-50 parts of fresh cow dung, 10-16 parts of rice bran, 0.5-1 part of proteoglycan, 10-15 parts of lava rock, 15-20 parts of peat, 3-6 parts of diatomite, 7-14 parts of volcanic ash, 20-30 parts of biogas slurry; the substrate has comprehensive nutritions, is rich in multiple nutrient element, and is suitable for the nutritional requirements of vegetable in seedling stage; the fresh cow dung has lasting fertility, good air permeability, and good water retaining property; the proteoglycan is converted by earthworms and therefore multiple anions are added; the seedlings adsorb the converted proteoglycan and fruits are promoted to adsorb calcium element; reproduction rate and quality of earthworms are increased; the auxiliary nutrient solution of the substrate is obtained at the same time to provide nutrition for flower planting; the obtained substrate and the auxiliary nutrient can increase the disease resistance of plants.

The invention discloses a preparation method of a seaweed organic fertilizer for promoting plant growth. The method comprises the following steps of (1) removing sand from seaweed; drying the seaweed in the sun or baking the seaweed; performing crushing and ultrasonic wave wall breaking; after the wall breaking, performing ultrasonic wave extraction, filtering, concentration and drying to obtain a seaweed fertilizer; (2) taking corn stalks, purple medic, sweet potato seedlings and purslane; crushing; adding animal waste; sealing the materials; performing fermentation for 6 to 15 days, thus obtaining a plant fermentation fertilizer; (3) uniformly mixing the seaweed fertilizer and the plant fermentation fertilizer, thus obtaining the seaweed organic fertilizer. The seaweed organic fertilizer provided by the invention can effectively promote the plant growth and development, and can improve the crop and economic crop yield; practice proves that an obvious yield improvement effect can be achieved on courgette. The seaweed organic fertilizer provided by the invention has the advantages that nutrients are rich and supplement one another, so the nutrient requirement for plant growth and development can be met; the addition of chemical fertilizers is not needed; the energy is saved; the environment is protected; huge economic values and far-reaching environment significance are realized.

The invention discloses a pumpkin chemical fertilizer and a preparation method thereof. The pumpkin chemical fertilizer comprises the following components in parts by mass: 80-100 parts of dried cow dung, 3-5 parts of amino acid, 5-7 parts of humic acid, 20-30 parts of castor leaves, 20-30 parts of artemisia capillaries, 40-60 parts of oil residue, 50-60 parts of plant ash, 40-60 parts of shell powder, 10-12 parts of a nitrogen fertilizer, 8-10 parts of a phosphate fertilizer, 10-12 parts of a potash fertilizer and 80-100 parts of water. The pumpkin chemical fertilizer disclosed by the invention is scientific and reasonable in formula, simple in material, sufficient in fertility and capable of effectively activating soil, degrading a soil hardening problem and meeting the plant growth needs.

The invention discloses a special biological fertilizer used for summer squashes and a preparation method thereof. The biological fertilizer used for summer squashes comprises the following raw materials by weight: 20-40 parts of a nitrogen phosphor potassium composite fertilizer, 15-25 parts of zeolite powder, 20-30 parts of soybean curb residues, 15-25 parts of animal hair, 25-35 parts of animal manure, 15-25 parts of plant ash, 45-55 parts of summer squashes vines, 40-60 parts of husk, 6-8 parts of coal slag and 1-3 parts of a microbial fermentation product. The biological fertilizer can protect ecological environment, is easily absorbed by crops, has dual functions of fertilizer efficiency and sterilization, and has the advantages of low cost and no pollution.

The invention provides a method for increasing the germination rate of zucchini seeds. The method comprises the steps of seed selection, refrigerator temperature changing, cold plasma treatment, germination process by soaking the seeds in a soaking agent and sowing after the seeds are uniformly mixed with sand. The method increases the germination rate of the zucchini seeds, is green and environmentally friendly, and has no residue and pollution, by the adoption of the germination method, planted zucchinis are green and thick in leave surface, robust and verdant in petiole, early in flowering and fruiting and attractive in fruit appearance, and the commercial value of the zucchinis is improved.

The invention discloses a planting method of organic selenium-enriching zucchinis. The planting method comprises the following steps of: culturing seedlings, carrying out field planting, adjusting plants and spraying an organic selenium biological preparation. The organic selenium biological preparation is sprayed at different periods of a zucchini planting process, so that the content of selenium in the zucchinis is improved and the quality of the zucchinis is improved. Compared with the prior art, the production method of the organic selenium-enriching zucchinis, provided by the invention, has a novel concept and unique measures; a production management process is simple and easy to implement; a whole production process has low cost and the produced zucchinis have abundant nutrient values and also have high selenium content, and common zucchinis become functional nutrient products; the quality of the zucchinis is greatly improved and the economic benefits are very remarkable along with value addition of the zucchinis.

The invention discloses a cucurbita pepo breeding method based on cold plasma treatment, and particularly relates to a method for obtaining cucurbita pepo with the functions of improving the seed germinating ability, increasing the height of seedlings, increasing the main root length, lowering a first female flower insertion node, improving the combining ability, antedating initial picking and increasing the biological yield. Collected cucurbita pepo seeds are planted and screened and are subjected to self-cross selective breeding to obtain cucurbita pepo parent materials, and seeds of the cucurbita pepo parent materials are subjected to the cold plasma treatment; the seeds of the cucurbita pepo parent materials subjected to the cold plasma treatment are subjected to excellent strain generation-adding selection, and an excellent variation self-cross line which has a target trait and is high in combining ability is selected by virtue of manners such as self cross, back cross and test cross; the excellent variation self-cross line is subjected to self-cross purification and rejuvenation to obtain stable male and female parents, and the male and female parents are hybridized to obtain an excellent cucurbita pepo hybridization assembly; by the combination of an anti-identification test and a variety comparison test, a new excellent cucurbita pepo variety is obtained finally.

The invention relates to a high-yield and high-efficient cultivation method for greenhouse vegetables. The method is characterized in that seedling raising is performed to kidney beans in early August, and the kidney beans are fixedly planted at the northern half part of a greenhouse and are uprooted in middle and later December; the seedling raising is performed to marrow squashes in the greenhouse in middle and later September, and the marrow squashes are uprooted from the later December to the early January; rapes are sowed from the later November to the early December, fixedly planted from the later December to the early January and are harvested in later February; the seedling raising is performed to tomatoes in middle December, and the tomatoes are fixedly planted in middle February and uprooted in early and middle June; and the seedling raising is performed to welsh onions before and after May Day, and the welsh onions are fixedly planted in middle June and are harvested in early September. The invention solves the problems that the cultivation action of the greenhouse cannot be fully extended, the income of farmers is low, and the variety of vegetables is sole during the greenhouse vegetable cultivation, and is suitable for greenhouse vegetable cultivation for the farmers.

The invention relates to a special integrated cultivation mode which combines a complete nutrient solution and an organic substrate for a summer squash. The special integrated cultivation mode comprises the steps that organic waste, such as crop straws, waste residues after edible fungi cultivation, excrement of animals and the like, is subjected to innocent treatment as a culture substrate for the summer squash instead of soil; and a water soluble fertilizer is used for producing the complete nutrient solution according to a nutrient element absorption ratio of the summer squash, and water and nutrient elements are supplied to the root system area of the summer squash in a manner of integration of water and fertilizer. The cultivation mode provided by the invention is adopted to plant the summer squash, and has the characteristics of safety in fertilizer application, water saving, labor saving, low cost, easiness in obtaining of raw materials of the substrate, high fertilizer and water utilization ratio, prevention of soil-borne diseases, and the like; compared with planting in common soil, the summer squash produced by the technical mode provided by the invention has the characteristics of low abortive fruit ratio, high yield, fine flesh, good taste, abundant nutrition, low pesticide residue, neat fruit twig, few malformed fruits, high commodity rate and the like; summer squash with high yield and high quality can be produced in places, such as severe saline-alkali soil, mountain ridge poor land, abandoned mining lands and the like where normal agricultural production cannot be performed.

The invention discloses a nutrition fertilizer for improving the zucchini yield and a preparation method thereof and belongs to the technical field of fertilizer preparation. The zucchini nutrition fertilizer consists of the following raw materials: modified cassava starch, composted chicken manures, fully-composted corn straws, bagasse, a zucchini powder, a fine live ecological organic fertilizer, edible fungus residues, sodium nitrate, potassium nitrate, betaine, honey, pepper leaves, a fertilizer synergistic agent, a fermentation strain, amino acid and trace elements. The zucchini nutritionfertilizer disclosed by the invention has the benefits that the yield of zucchini per 667 m<2> is 2988.25-3100.48 kg and is increased by 30.0-34.8 percent, the disease damage incidence rate is reduced from 32.3 percent to 4-7 percent, the weight of a single zucchini is 1345-1410 g, the survival rate is 94.6-98.5%, and the economical benefits are significant.

The invention provides a fertilizer special for planting vegetable marrow, containing: 25-35 parts of urea; 8-20 parts of monoammonium phosphate; 15-25 parts of potassium sulfate; 15-25 parts of ammonium humate; and the preparing method comprises: crush the raw materials to 150-200 screen mesh respectively, mixing it homogeneously to a scale, and measuring and packaging it to form a product at last. The fertilizer special for planting vegetable marrow has a remarkable benefit for increase production and increment in practical application, and has a remarkable economic benefit and social benefit. And at the same time, the invention can improving soil environment, and is a continuable and safe fertilizer. The invention is a fertilizer special for vegetable marrow, has a strong pertinence, and can be used in each vegetable marrow producing area of all the country.

Cumin-flavor sliced dried beef is disclosed. The cumin-flavor sliced dried beef is prepared from, by weight, 250-300 parts of beef, 6-8 parts of cucurbita pepo, 6-8 parts of common knotgrass herb, 0.5-0.6 part of raisin tree seeds, 0.4-0.6 part of matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) todaro, 0.6-0.7 part of eucommia bark, 5-6 parts of table salt, 4-5 parts of white sugar, 2-3 parts of ginger juice, 2-3 parts of garlic juice, 5-6 parts of cumin powder, 11-12 parts of green tea powder, a proper amount of dried orange peel and a proper amount of water. The cucurbita pepo and other auxiliary materials adopted have functions of delaying aging and lowering blood pressure. The eucommia bark and other Chinese herb medicines adopted have functions of tonifying the liver and the kidney, strengthening bones and muscles and lowering blood pressure.

The invention discloses a cucurbita pepo greenhouse cultivation method. The cucurbita pepo greenhouse cultivation method comprises the following steps: A, preparing soil and applying fertilizer: deepploughing and harrowing cultivated land before the cultivation, and fertilizing the land in the harrowing process; B, treating seeds, accelerating germination and sowing; C, sowing and raising seedlings: raising the seedlings by adopting a seedbed way, sufficiently watering before the sowing, covering the seeds with soil water the sowing, covering the land with a mulching film, and maintaining thehumidity; C, field planting: covering a greenhouse with a greenhouse film, and carrying out the field planting for the seedlings, wherein the greenhouse is always covered with the greenhouse film inthe early stage of field planting; D, field management: carrying out surface watering after the field planting, increasing the watering amount after the survival of the field planting, weeding and pruning in the process, gradually reducing the watering amount and carrying out top dressing in the later stage; and E, harvesting. After the method is adopted, not only is the growth suitable for multiple seasons, but also the quality of the final product is ensured; the picked cucurbita pepo is high in medical value and rich in nutrition, the quality is greatly improved, and the economic benefits and medical value are increased.

The invention provides seed and plants of zucchini hybrid SV9441YG and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of zucchini hybrid SV9441YG and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a zucchini plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another zucchini plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.

The invention discloses a zucchini seed harvester, which comprises a stamping rod, a stamp hammer, a pressure spring, a topper cutter, a fixed tube, a sifting bed, a work box side plate, a pedal stamping plate, a stamp hammer fixing rod and a stamp hammer steering handle, wherein the stamping rod is connected with the stamp hammer fixing rod; the stamp hammer refers to a group of hollow cylinders connected to the fixing rod; the pressure spring is arranged on metal rods at two sides of the stamp hammer fixing rod; the topper cutter is used for cutting off metal sheets of an upper head cover and a lower head cover of a zucchini; the fixed tube is a hollow plastic tube used for containing and fixing the zucchini; the sifting bed is a screen arranged at the lower part of the fixed tube for screening zucchini seeds; the pedal stamping plate is a metal pedal which is arranged at the lower end of the stamping rod and is convenient to trample by a foot to generate power; the stamp hammer fixing rod is a metal rod for fixing the stamp hammer; the stamp hammer steering handle is a handle for moving the direction of the stamp hammer. Electric energy is not utilized, the zucchini seed harvester is operated by one person and seeds of four zucchinis can be harvested at the same time, so that the zucchini seed harvester is convenient, fast, safe and labor-saving.

The invention discloses a method for extracting pectin from cucurbita pepo which is used as raw materials. The method is characterized in that the method comprises the following specific steps of: washing and chopping fresh cucurbita pepo; adding 3 to 4 times 50 to 70% ethanol solution and 3 to 5% activated carbon; grinding into thick liquid; heating to 80 to 95 DEG C; keeping the temperature for 40 to 60 minutes; and then filtering to obtain the thick liquid and filter residues. The extraction method provided by the invention has the advantages of simple process and low production cost, the extracted pectin has the advantages of high purity and natural color and is mainly used as a food additive for candies, cans, jellies and the like.