Commercial Varieties of Pumpkin

Name of Variety / Hybrid	Salient Features	Recommended Areas
IARI, New Delhi
Pusa Vishwas	Vigorous vines with dark green leaves having white spots including veins. Fruits brown, spherical weighing 4–5 kg with thick golden yellow flesh. Average yield 400–425 q/ha in about 120 days.	J&K, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, U.P., Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
Pusa Vikas	Semi-dwarf vines (2–2.5 m). Leaves soft with light green or yellow spots. Fruits small (~2 kg), flat round with yellow flesh rich in vitamin-A. Yield about 300 q/ha.	NCR
Pusa Hybrid-1	Fruits flat round, medium sized (~4.75 kg) with golden yellow flesh. About 25% higher yield than Pusa Vishwas. Yield about 520 q/ha.	NCR
IIHR, Bengaluru
Arka Suryamukhi	Round fruits with pressed ends. Rind orange-red with white stripes when mature. Fruit stalk round with flared ends. Average fruit weight about 1 kg. Resistant to fruit fly. Yield 34 t/ha.	Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala
Arka Chandan	Round fruits with pressed blossom end. Rind green with white patches when immature turning light brown at maturity. Thick orange flesh, solid cavity. Fruit weight 2–3 kg. Rich in carotene (3333 IU). Yield 33 t/ha.	Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala
IIVR, Varanasi
Kashi Harit	Short vines with dark green leaves having white spots. Fruits green, spherical, weighing 2.5–3.0 kg at green stage. Yield potential 300–350 q/ha in about 65 days.	U.P., Bihar, Chhattisgarh and Uttarakhand
AAU, Anand (Gujarat)
Anand Pumpkin-1	Medium sized globular fruits with deep yellow flesh. High total soluble solids, carotene, sugars and protein. Average yield 24.4 t/ha.	Gujarat
NDUA&T, Faizabad
N. Agrim	Small round dark green fruits without stripes. Suitable for summer crop. Early maturity (~55 days). Average yield 300–400 q/ha.	U.P., Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and Gujarat
N. Amrit	Round fruits with light green mottled colour. Suitable for summer crop. Mature fruit weight about 5–6 kg.	Uttar Pradesh
N. Abhooshan	Round fruits with dark green attractive stripes. High yielding variety with average yield about 700 q/ha.	Uttar Pradesh

Name of Variety / Hybrid	Salient Features	Recommended Areas
TNAU, Coimbatore
CO 1	Fruits are globular and large sized (8–10 kg) with light pink skin and yellow flesh. Average yield about 30 t/ha.	Tamil Nadu
CO 2	Fruits are small (~1.5 kg), flat round with light brown skin and yellow flesh. Average yield about 23 t/ha.	Tamil Nadu
CSAUA&T, Kanpur
Azad Pumpkin-1	Fruits green with medium broken white pattern, spherical in shape. Average yield 450–500 q/ha.	Punjab, Tarai region of U.P., Uttarakhand, Bihar and Jharkhand