Is Zucchini at Risk of Going Extinct?

January 11, 2020

According to a recent study published in the journal Plants, People, Planet, 13 different vegetable species have a moderate risk of becoming extinct, if action isn’t taken. When researchers studied 16 wild relatives of the gourd family, including zucchini, squash and pumpkin, they found that 13 were “medium conservation priority” due to being inadequately protected and lacking representation in gene banks. Study author Colin Khoury explained, “The worrying truth is...

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