Gujarat Bitter Gourd 1 (Anand Karnika)
Year of Release 2025
Area and Condition for which release Kharif and Summer season under irrigated condition of Gujarat
Special Features: Fruits are spindle shaped and medium in length. The variety has dark green fruit skin with conspicuous tubercle.
Name of centre Main Vegetable Research Station, AAU, Anand
Average yield Kharif: 130 q/ha Summer: 110 q/ha fruit yield
Characterstics

The variety contains 0.54% true protein, 92.17 mg/100g ascorbic acid, 0.028% flavonoids and 1.41% crude fiber which are higher than check CO 1. It has less prevalence of bitter gourd mosaic virus and powdery mildew disease reaction as well as lower infestation of fruit fly as compared to the check CO 1.