Ayobami Adeeko

ABSTRACT Acorn squash are a conveniently sized, inexpensive, nutritious vegetable, but the fruit quality of traditional cultivars is often unsatisfactory. New, sweet-tasting acorn squash were developed recently, but data on their fruit development and storability are limited. Our objective was to monitor the physical, carbohydrate, and antioxidant contents of ‘Table Confection’ sweet acorn squash fruits over the course of their development and after cold storage.

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