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Commercial Varieties of Sponge Gourd

Name of Variety / Hybrid Salient Features Recommended Areas
IARI, New Delhi
Pusa Chikni Suitable for cultivation in rainy and spring–summer seasons. Fruits smooth, dark green and cylindrical. Each plant bears about 15–17 fruits. Flowering starts about 60 days after sowing. Average yield 200–225 q/ha. All over India
Pusa Supriya Vines 2.5–2.8 m long with 4–5 branches. Leaves dark green and small with six-lobed petiole. Fruits pale green, smooth, 15–20 cm long, slightly curved near stem end and pointed at distal end with tender flesh. Suitable for spring–summer and kharif seasons. Fruits ready for harvest in 50–55 days (spring–summer) and 44–48 days (kharif). Average yield 130–140 q/ha. Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana and Delhi
Pusa Sneha Fruits dark green. Suitable for cultivation in both spring–summer and kharif seasons. Maturity in 50–55 days. Average yield 120 q/ha. NCR
CSAUA&T, Kanpur
Azad Taroi-1 Early variety with green smooth fruits. Average yield 125–150 q/ha. Uttar Pradesh
Azad Taroi-2 Profuse fruiting variety suitable for summer and rainy seasons. Average yield 140–160 q/ha. Punjab, Tarai region of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar and Jharkhand

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