Cucurbita maxima

Genus-level evidence

24 claims where the source named the organism only at the genus or collective level (e.g. Cucurbita sp.) and did not determine the species. Listed separately because they apply to the genus, not specifically to Cucurbita maxima.

• facilitation · Cucurbita spp. → Zea mays · effect: beneficial

  “squash vines provide a living mulch...shade the soil, reducing evaporation”

  Chalker-Scott L. · The Myth of Companion Plantings #6492046
• facilitation · Cucurbita spp. → Phaseolus spp. · effect: beneficial

  “squash vines provide a living mulch...shade the soil, reducing evaporation”

  Chalker-Scott L. · The Myth of Companion Plantings #6492047
• facilitation · Cucurbita spp. → Zea mays · effect: beneficial

  “intercropping agricultural system of corn, beans, and squash”

  Fiebrig I.N. (ed.), Tornaghi C., McAllister G., Moeller N., Pedersen M., Sucholas J., Greinwald A., Ukhanova M., Luick R., Fiebrig I.N., van de Vijver M., van Kan C.J., Tilzey M., Stobart A., Prieto Garcia J., Vieweger A., Westaway S., Whistance L., Kümmritz S., Klocke B., Krähmer A., Johnson M., Sarabia L., Solorio F., Galindo F., González P., Sandoval Castro C.A., Torres F., Ku J., Păcurar F., Reif A., Ruşdea E., Nair M.N.B., Punniamurthy N., Venkatasubramanian P., Balasubramani S.P., Kukkupuni S.K., Weins C., Bombardi L., Peralta M.C.C., Bach A.E. (2023) · Medicinal Agroecology: Reviews, Case Studies, and Research Methodologies #6492079
• facilitation · Cucurbita spp. → Zea mays · effect: beneficial

  “shade of the squash leaves suppresses weeds and keeps the soil moist”

  Nelson M.K., Shilling D., Cajete G., Kimmerer R.W., Whyte K., Ortiz S., Armstrong J., McGregor J., Nelson M.P., Vucetich J.A., Martinez D., Settee P., Hogan L., Wolfgramm R., Spiller C., Houkamau C., Henare M., Tsosie R. (2018) · Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Learning from Indigenous Practices for Environmental Sustainability · p. 48 #6492096
• facilitation · Cucurbita spp. → Zea mays · effect: beneficial

  “sistema de la milpa (maíz, fríjol, calabaza) y la plantación de árboles”

  Toledo V.M., Barrera-Bassols N. (2008) · La Memoria Biocultural: La Importancia Ecológica de las Sabidurías Tradicionales · p. 165 #6492176
• facilitation · Cucurbita spp. → Zea mays · effect: beneficial

  “intercropping agricultural system of corn, beans, and squash”

  Fiebrig I.N. (ed.), Tornaghi C., McAllister G., Moeller N., Pedersen M., Sucholas J., Greinwald A., Ukhanova M., Luick R., Fiebrig I.N., van de Vijver M., van Kan C.J., Tilzey M., Stobart A., Prieto Garcia J., Vieweger A., Westaway S., Whistance L., Kümmritz S., Klocke B., Krähmer A., Johnson M., Sarabia L., Solorio F., Galindo F., González P., Sandoval Castro C.A., Torres F., Ku J., Păcurar F., Reif A., Ruşdea E., Nair M.N.B., Punniamurthy N., Venkatasubramanian P., Balasubramani S.P., Kukkupuni S.K., Weins C., Bombardi L., Peralta M.C.C., Bach A.E. (2023) · Medicinal Agroecology: Reviews, Case Studies, and Research Methodologies #6492802
• facilitation · Cucurbita spp. → Zea mays · effect: beneficial

  “Squash acts as groundcover during the early season, reducing competition with early-season weeds and water losses by evaporation”

  Brooker R.W., Bennett A.E., Cong W.-F., Daniell T.J., George T.S., Hallett P.D., Hawes C., Iannetta P.P.M., Jones H.G., Karley A.J., Li L., McKenzie B.M., Pakeman R.J., Paterson E., Schob C., Shen J., Squire G., Watson C.A., Zhang C., Zhang F., Zhang J., White P.J. (2015) · Improving intercropping: a synthesis of research in agronomy, plant physiology and ecology · p. 109 #6495223
• facilitation · Cucurbita spp. → Phaseolus vulgaris · effect: beneficial

  “Squash acts as groundcover during the early season, reducing competition with early-season weeds and water losses by evaporation”

  Brooker R.W., Bennett A.E., Cong W.-F., Daniell T.J., George T.S., Hallett P.D., Hawes C., Iannetta P.P.M., Jones H.G., Karley A.J., Li L., McKenzie B.M., Pakeman R.J., Paterson E., Schob C., Shen J., Squire G., Watson C.A., Zhang C., Zhang F., Zhang J., White P.J. (2015) · Improving intercropping: a synthesis of research in agronomy, plant physiology and ecology · p. 109 #6495224
• facilitation · Cucurbita spp. → Zea mays · effect: beneficial

  “Squash acts as groundcover during the early season, reducing competition with early-season weeds”

  Brooker R.W., Bennett A.E., Cong W.-F., Daniell T.J., George T.S., Hallett P.D., Hawes C., Iannetta P.P.M., Jones H.G., Karley A.J., Li L., McKenzie B.M., Pakeman R.J., Paterson E., Schob C., Shen J., Squire G., Watson C.A., Zhang C., Zhang F., Zhang J., White P.J. (2015) · Improving intercropping: a synthesis of research in agronomy, plant physiology and ecology #6495579
• facilitation · Cucurbita spp. → Phaseolus vulgaris · effect: beneficial

  “the 'three sisters' polyculture of maize, beans and squash”

  Brooker R.W., Bennett A.E., Cong W.-F., Daniell T.J., George T.S., Hallett P.D., Hawes C., Iannetta P.P.M., Jones H.G., Karley A.J., Li L., McKenzie B.M., Pakeman R.J., Paterson E., Schob C., Shen J., Squire G., Watson C.A., Zhang C., Zhang F., Zhang J., White P.J. (2015) · Improving intercropping: a synthesis of research in agronomy, plant physiology and ecology #6495581
• herbivory · Anasa tristis → Cucurbita spp. · effect: harmful

  “the squash bug, Anasa tristis, which injures cucurbits”

  Pedigo L.P. (2002) · Entomology and Pest Management, Fourth Edition · p. 110 #6492577
• herbivory · Epicauta pennsylvanica → Cucurbita spp. · effect: harmful

  “adult blister beetles then may feed on and become important pests of potatoes, tomatoes, squash”

  Pedigo L.P. (2002) · Entomology and Pest Management, Fourth Edition · p. 164 #6492686
• herbivory · Anasa tristis → Cucurbita spp. · effect: harmful

  “squash bugs (Anasa tristis), some aphids... and other pests”

  Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E. (2009) · Entomology and Pest Management, Fourth Edition · p. 353 #6493528
• herbivory · Tetranychus spp. → Cucurbita spp. · effect: harmful

  “Many crops are host to spider mites...squash”

  Tsatsia H., Jackson G. · Pests and Diseases of Agricultural Crops in the Solomon Islands - Extension Fact Sheets #6496228
• herbivory · Halticus sp. → Cucurbita spp. · effect: harmful

  “cucurbits (watermelons, cucumbers, pumpkins, etc)”

  Tsatsia H., Jackson G. · Pests and Diseases of Agricultural Crops in the Solomon Islands - Extension Fact Sheets #6496247
• herbivory · Lepidoptera (order) → Cucurbita sp. · effect: harmful

  “Pumkin Aphids Caterpillars Cucumber Beetles”

  University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 75 #6735010
• mutualism · Phaseolus spp. → Cucurbita spp. · effect: beneficial

  “Beans are nitrogen-fixers and continually supply this macronutrient”

  Chalker-Scott L. · The Myth of Companion Plantings #6492045
• mutualism · Phaseolus vulgaris → Cucurbita spp. · effect: beneficial

  “Fed by the bean's nitrogen, the squash canopy provides habitat”

  Nelson M.K., Shilling D., Cajete G., Kimmerer R.W., Whyte K., Ortiz S., Armstrong J., McGregor J., Nelson M.P., Vucetich J.A., Martinez D., Settee P., Hogan L., Wolfgramm R., Spiller C., Houkamau C., Henare M., Tsosie R. (2018) · Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Learning from Indigenous Practices for Environmental Sustainability · p. 51 #6492097
• pathogen pressure · Fusarium oxysporum → Cucurbita spp. · effect: harmful

  “F. oxysporum causes primarily vascular wilts on many crops.”

  Unknown (Unknown) · History of Plant Pathology and Early Significant Plant Diseases (Chapter 1 Introduction) · p. 163 #6493718
• pathogen pressure · Colletotrichum lagenarium → Cucurbita spp. · effect: harmful

  “Colletotrichum lagenarium MAP kinase gene CMK1 regulates diverse aspects of fungal pathogenesis”

  Dean R., van Kan J.A.L., Pretorius Z.A., Hammond-Kosack K.E., Di Pietro A., Spanu P.D., Rudd J.J., Dickman M., Kahmann R., Ellis J., Foster G.D. (2012) · The Top 10 fungal pathogens in molecular plant pathology · p. 429 #6495265
• pest pressure · Aphididae (family) → Cucurbita sp. · effect: harmful

  “Pumkin Aphids Caterpillars Cucumber Beetles”

  University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 75 #6735009
• pest pressure · Cicadellidae (family) → Cucurbita sp. · effect: harmful

  “Pumkin ... Leafhoppers Spider Mites”

  University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 75 #6735011
• pest pressure · Tetranychidae (family) → Cucurbita sp. · effect: harmful

  “Pumkin ... Spider Mites”

  University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 75 #6735012
• pest pressure · Thripidae (family) → Cucurbita sp. · effect: harmful

  “Pumpkin ... Thrips”

  University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 81 #6735013