Squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) belongs to Cucarbitaceae family;
it is one of the most important cash crops, especially, in newly
reclaimed areas of Egypt. Squash is rich in carbohydrates and amino
acids as well as they contain many minerals beneficial to humans.
The total area cultivated to this crop was estimated at 40,000 ha in
2007 with annual yield production of 1 million t (Egyptian Ministry
of Agriculture, 2007).