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