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| | Zucchini, Commercial Vegetable Production Guides, North Willamette Research and Extension Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24) |
 | | Summer squash is defined as fruit of the Cucurbitaceae family that are consumed when immature, 100% of the fruit of which is edible either cooked or raw, once picked is not suited for long-term storage, has a soft rind which is easily penetrated, and the seeds of which would not germinate at harvest maturity: e.g. |
 | | crookneck squash, straightneck squash, scallop squash, zucchini, vegetable marrow). |
 | | If storage of yellow squash extends beyond a week and distribution is involved after removal, storage at temperatures of 45 to 50 F is best. |
| oregonstate.edu /dept/NWREC/zuc.html (1900 words) |
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