Summer squash

{{Short description|Squashes harvested when immature}}

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| name = Summer squash

| image = CSA-Yellow-Squash.jpg

| caption = 'Zephyr', a variety of straightnecked summer squash{{Cite web|title=Zephyr (F1) Squash Seed|url=https://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetables/squash/summer-squash/zephyr-f1-yellow-summer-squash-seed-2217.html|access-date=2017-09-18|work=Johnny's Selected Seeds}}

| kcal = 20

| protein = 1 g

| fat = 0 g

| carbs = 4.1 g

| fiber = 2 g

| sugars = 2.0 g

| calcium_mg = 20

| iron_mg = 0.37

| sodium_mg = 0

| vitC_mg = 18.4

| vitA_ug = 90

| vitE_mg =

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Summer squash are squashes that are harvested when immature, while the rind is still tender and edible. Most summer squashes are varieties of Cucurbita pepo,{{cite web |title=Zucchetta |url=http://agsyst.wsu.edu/zucchetta.html |work=Mount Vernon Northwestern Washington Research and Extension Center: Vegetable Research and Extension |publisher=Washington State University |access-date=10 May 2013}} though some are C. moschata. Most summer squash have a bushy growth habit, unlike the rambling vines of many winter squashes.{{r|WSU}} The term "summer squash" refers to the early harvest period and short storage life of these squashes, unlike that of winter squashes.{{cite web |url=http://urbanext.illinois.edu/veggies/ssquash.cfm |title=Summer Squash |publisher=University of Illinois |access-date=September 15, 2013}}

Summer squashes include the C. pepo varieties:

• Crookneck squash
• Gem squash
• Kamokamo
• Pattypan squash
• Straightneck squash
• Zucchini (courgette) and marrow, respectively immature and mature fruits of the same variety of C. pepo

Other summer squashes include the C. moschata varieties:

• Aehobak{{cite journal |last1=Hong|first1=Kue Hyon |last2=Om|first2=Young Hyun |last3=Ko|first3=Kwan Dal |last4=Heo|first4=Yun Chan |last5=Yoon|first5=Jin Young |date=1997 |title=Short Information (Characteristics of New Varieties Developed in 1997): A New Semi-bush Type "Aehobag" (Elongated Squash for Picking at Green Mature Stage) Lines, 'Wonye #401' and 'Wonye #402' |url=http://www.papersearch.net/view/detail.asp?detail_key=08401590 |journal=Korean Journal of Breeding Science |volume=29 |issue=4 |page=509}}
• Tromboncino or zucchetta{{r|WSU}}