{"id":12247,"date":"2018-08-29T15:36:46","date_gmt":"2018-08-29T13:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/plantenplagen\/zucchini\/"},"modified":"2023-08-16T12:06:01","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T10:06:01","slug":"zucchini","status":"publish","type":"encyclopedia","link":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/plantenplagen\/zucchini\/","title":{"rendered":"Zucchini"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_id=”topentry” el_class=”topentry”]Zucchini belongs to the gourd family.
\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text el_id=”entrytxt” el_class=”entrytxt”]Also known as:<\/em>
\nCourgette
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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=”35″ css=”.vc_custom_1532162142715{background-color: #e6e6e6 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″ offset=”vc_hidden-xs”][vc_single_image image=”1227″ img_size=”medium” add_caption=”yes” style=”vc_box_rounded” onclick=”img_link_large”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1637503807625{background-color: #e6e6e6 !important;}” offset=”vc_hidden-xs”][vc_column_text el_id=”topentry” el_class=”topentry”]Zucchini<\/strong> (Cucurbitaceae)<\/em> belongs to the gourd family, as do pumpkin<\/a> and patisson. Sow in pots (one seed per + half-liter pot) for in the warm windowsill or greenhouse. Likes a nutrient-rich soil; fertilize zucchini liberally with aged cow manure or compost. In late May, the zucchini plant can be put in the open ground. A zucchini plant needs at least one m² to spread its stems and leaves. Protect against night frost with a plastic tunnel or bell jar.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”topentry”]Poisonous zucchini<\/em>
\nAnyone who collects seed from courgettes and pumpkins must ensure that there is no cross-pollination between the edible pumpkins and ornamental pumpkins or other members of the gourd family. Seed from such cross-pollination can produce plants that contain the natural toxin cucurbitacin<\/em>. The outside of the melons and pumpkins shows nothing, but they taste extremely bitter. The cucurbitacins<\/em> are responsible for this; substances produced by the plant to ward off herbivores. Cucurbitacins<\/em> are poisonous. In 2015, a 79-year-old German died from eating a poisonous zucchini.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes”][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”Bugs” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1532164328547{background-color: #585858 !important;}”][vc_column_text el_class=”entrytxt”]Silver-gray spots with small dark green dots (poop): thrips<\/a> (Thysanoptera)<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Aphids<\/a> generally do little harm on zucchini plants but are the transmitters of Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus<\/a> (ZYMV).<\/p>\n

Feeding on leaf young plants: snails and slugs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Leaf turns yellow and bumpy; eggs on the underside of the leaf: Glasshouse whitefly<\/a> (Trialeurodes vaporariorum)<\/em>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1532102781238{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Fungi & diseases” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1537886276628{background-color: #585858 !important;}”][vc_column_text el_class=”entrytxt”]<\/p>\n

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Powdery mildew<\/a>, photo Rasbak – CC BY-SA 3.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

White spots on leaves; growth retarded: Powdery mildew (Ascomycete strain)<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Lower leaves turn yellow, plant wilts because the roots can no longer absorb water: infestation by Black root rot of cucumber<\/a> (Phomopsis sclerotioides)<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus<\/a>, photo: Rasbak – CC BY-SA 3.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Yellow-green, circle-shaped spots on leaves; festooning lines: Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus (ZYMV).<\/p>\n

Wet, rotten spots at the bottom of the stem: Fusarium foot rot<\/a> (Fusarium solani).<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1532102799994{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Other” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1532164377225{background-color: #585858 !important;}”][vc_column_text el_id=”entrytxt” el_class=”entrytxt”]<\/p>\n

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Hail damage, photo: Christophe Saelens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Brown spots and dents: hail damage.<\/p>\n

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Mice<\/a> infesting patisson, photo: Marion Knikman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mice eat ripe fruit.<\/p>\n

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Spotted leaf zucchini, photo: Spedona – CC BY-SA 3.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Some zucchini varieties have mottled leaves, which is characteristic of the species and perfectly normal. ‘Black beauty’ is one such species with spotted leaves.<\/p>\n

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Cross-contamination, photo: Stefaan Naafets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Zucchinis are not uniform in color: cross-contamination. Doesn’t happen often, but does happen.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":14,"template":"","categories":[],"tags":[],"encyclopedia-category":[653],"encyclopedia-tag":[833],"class_list":["post-12247","encyclopedia","type-encyclopedia","status-publish","hentry","encyclopedia-category-vegetable-garden","encyclopedia-tag-cucumber-family"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia\/12247","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/encyclopedia"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12247"},{"taxonomy":"encyclopedia-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia-category?post=12247"},{"taxonomy":"encyclopedia-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia-tag?post=12247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}