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Gujarat Sponge gourd 3 (Anand Mrudula)
Sub Crop:
Area and Condition for which release:
Gujarat, Irrigated conditions in kharif
Year of Release:
2024
Average Yield:
126.72 q/ha (Kharif)
Special Features:
Fruits of this variety are elongated in shape and medium in length. The variety has dark green fruit skin with spongy pulp texture and white flesh colour.
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Characterstics:
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The variety recorded 19.53 and 13.69% higher fruit yield over respective checks GJSG 2 and Pusa Chikni in Gujarat. The variety contains 2.18 % total soluble sugar, 9.36 mg/100g ascorbic acid and 0.97 % crude protein. This variety has less prevalence of cucumber mosaic virus, powdery mildew and downy mildew disease reaction as well as lower infestation of leaf miner and fruit fly as compared to the check Pusa Chikni and GJSG 2.</p>
Name of centre:
MVRS, Anand
