<P> In August 2015, a 79 - year - old German man and his wife ate a zucchini grown by a neighbor . The couple noted the unusually bitter taste . Shortly afterwards they were both admitted to Heidenheim hospital, apparently with symptoms of a gastrointestinal infection . The wife, who had eaten a smaller portion, survived, while the man died . Toxicological analysis of the meal confirmed the presence of cucurbitacin . Investigators warned that gardeners should not save their own seeds, as reversion to forms containing more poisonous cucurbitacin might occur . </P> <P> Zucchini is very easy to cultivate in temperate climates . As such, it has a reputation among home gardeners for overwhelming production . The part harvested as "zucchini" is the immature fruit, though the flowers, mature fruit, and leaves are eaten as well . One good way to control overabundance is to harvest the flowers, which are an expensive delicacy in markets because of the difficulty in storing and transporting them . The male flower is borne on the end of a stalk and is longer - lived . </P> <P> While easy to grow, zucchini, like all squash, requires plentiful bees for pollination . In areas of pollinator decline or high pesticide use, such as mosquito - spray districts, gardeners often experience fruit abortion, where the fruit begins to grow, then dries or rots . This is due to an insufficient number of pollen grains delivered to the female flower . It can be corrected by hand pollination or by increasing the bee population . </P> <P> Closely related to zucchini are Lebanese summer squash or kusa (not to be confused with cushaw), but they often are lighter green or even white . Some seed catalogs do not distinguish them . Various varieties of round zucchinis are grown in different countries under different names, such as "Tondo di Piacenza" in Italy and "Ronde de Nice" in France . In the late 1990s, American producers in California cultivated and began marketing round yellow and green zucchini known as "8 - ball" squash (the yellow ones are sometimes known as "1 - ball" or "gold ball"). White zucchini (summer squash) is sometimes seen as a mutation and can appear on the same plant as its green counterpart . </P>

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