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Pumpkin Pie Myth-Busting and More Cucurbit Knowledge From a UNH Expert

Pumpkin Pie Myth-Busting and More Cucurbit Knowledge From a UNH Expert

With Halloween right around the corner and Thanksgiving pie season close on its heels, we asked a UNH expert to drop some knowledge about pumpkins. Chris Hernandez, assistant professor of plant breeding, researches cucurbits, which are "any sort of vining crop, like cucumbers, melons, pumpkins,... Read More

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