Ugandan Pumpkin Landrace Diversity with Morphological and Nutritional Profiles

Fred Bwayo Masika's dataset profiles 91 Ugandan pumpkin landraces collected from 19 districts across major agroecological zones. It includes morphological measurements, such as fruit weight ranging from 0.5 to 10.0 kg, and nutritional content like dry matter, lipids, fiber, and carbohydrates. The data was last updated on 2026-04 13.

Use Cases

• Identify nutrient-rich pumpkin varieties for breeding programs based on dry matter, lipid, and carbohydrate content.
• Analyze regional morphological diversity based on fruit weight and shape (L/D ratio) data.
• Assess the relationship between external fruit morphology and internal nutritional quality for trait selection.
• Support germplasm conservation efforts by mapping landrace traits to specific districts and agroecological zones.

Strengths

• Includes 91 distinct landraces collected from 19 districts, providing a structured national sample.
• Contains specific quantitative ranges for key traits, such as fruit weight (0.5-10.0 kg) and nutritional values like 22.8% dry matter.
• Explicitly compares regional differences, with average fruit weights for Buganda (3.84 kg) and Bunyoro (4.07 kg).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is provided in a DOCX format, which may require extraction and structuring for analysis.

Provenance

Source

Fred Bwayo Masika via figshare.

Collection Method

Evaluation of collected landraces for morphological and nutritional diversity.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-13 10:00:05; freshness should be verified.

Geography

19 districts across major agroecological zones in Uganda.