瓠瓜亦称“蒲瓜”,“葫芦”。其正常的开花习性是在主蔓上每一叶腋开一朵雄花,一般不生雌花,主要依靠侧蔓结果。因此,结果迟、产量低是生产上存在的一个普遍问题。近年来,浙江农业大学园艺系应用“乙烯利”(2—氯乙基膦酸)处理瓠瓜苗,可以减少雄花,提早着生雌花,增加主蔓上的雌花数,使原来主蔓上一般不结瓜,改变为 Gourd also known as “melon”, “gourd.” Its normal flowering habits in the main vine on each leaf axillary open a male flower, generally not female flowers, mainly rely on the lateral vine results. Therefore, late results and low yields are a common problem in production. In recent years, the Department of Horticulture, Zhejiang Agricultural University, “ethephon” (2-chloroethyl phosphonic acid) treatment of melon seedlings can reduce the male flowers, early female flowers, increase the number of female flowers on the main vine so that the original main man on the general Not Guazu, change to