Squash fruits are used for local consumption and for export. Squash fruits contain some nutritional compounds for human feeding such as moderate quantity of mineral salts, it is eaten cocked as an immature fruit which is rich with fibers and vitamins or consumed for the mature seed which is a good source of fats and protein. Summer squash has twenty pairs of chromosomes and has a wide range of variability in shape and colour. It is an interesting plant for genetically studies. Many of the genetic variations that have arisen were perpetuated for their horticultural values and rich reservoir of genetic diversity.
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