Name of Variety / Hybrid Salient Features Recommended Areas
IARI, New Delhi
Pusa Nasdar Mid-season variety, flowering in about 50 days with 15–20 fruits per vine. Fruits ridged and light green. More suitable for rainy season. All over India
Pusa Nutan Fruits long (25–30 cm), straight and attractive green. Average fruit weight about 105 g. Flesh tender and suitable for spring–summer and kharif seasons. Average yield 160 q/ha. Maturity 45–50 days. NCR
HAU, Hisar (Haryana)
Hisar Kalitori Early long, thin and straight fruited variety. Tolerant to powdery mildew and suitable for rainfed areas. Average yield 80–100 q/ha. Haryana
JAU, Junagadh (Gujarat)
GJRGH-1 Fruits long with green colour. Suitable for kharif season. Average yield 113.30 q/ha. Middle Gujarat
AAU, Anand (Gujarat)
Gujarat Anand Ridge Gourd-1 Fruits medium sized and elliptical with green skin. Shows less mosaic and downy mildew disease reaction. Average yield 150.70 q/ha. Middle Gujarat
GBPUA&T, Pantnagar
Pant Torai-1 Main vine about 5 m long. Fruits 15–20 cm long and club shaped. First harvest in about 65 days. Specifically suitable for rainy season. Yield potential about 100 q/ha. U.P. and Uttarakhand
TNAU, Coimbatore
CO 1 Fruits long (60–75 cm), light green weighing about 300 g each. Average yield 14 t/ha. Tamil Nadu
CO 2 Fruits very long (about 1 m), green and fleshy. Average yield 25 t/ha. Tamil Nadu
PKM-1 Fruits long, dark green with shallow grooves. Average yield 28 t/ha. Tamil Nadu