Variety of Squash with soft skinned and few thorns on the surface and fleshy inside.
Its is the most common and abundant vegetable found in Northeastern India.The colour becomes whitish yellow to yellow when ripe. It is very low calorie vegetable loaded with ample amounts of Vitamins and minerals and may be the choice of diabetics and the obese people.
Squash refers to a common group of fleshy vegetables. It was first cultivated in North America and also popular there. Although most people are familiar only with the fruit as being edible, the root, stem, seeds and leaves are as well. The tubers of the plant are eaten like potatoes and other root vegetables, while the shoots and leaves are often consumed in salads and stir fries, especially in Asia. Like other members of the gourd family, such as cucumbers, melons, and squash, squash has a sprawling habit, and it should only be planted if there is plenty of room in the garden. The roots are also highly susceptible to rot, especially in containers, and the plant in general is finicky to grow.There are four species of Squash in the genus "Cucurbita". The pumpkins, Gourd and Cucumbers are in the same group. The leaves are five lobed. "Tinda" is another variety of Squash growing in India and that needs proper cultivation.
source - Wikipedia
This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The Wilderness Films India collection comprises of tens of thousands of hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM / SR 1080i High Definition, Alexa, SR, HDV and XDCAM. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world... Reach us at rupindang @ gmail . com and admin@wildfilmsindia.com.
