Name of Variety / Hybrid Salient Features Recommended Areas
IARI, New Delhi
Australian Green Very early bush type variety. Fruits dark green with longitudinal greenish-white stripes, 25–30 cm long, very tender and delicious. Suitable for late January–February sowing in northern plains. All over India
Pusa Alankar Very early and high yielding F1 hybrid. Fruits dark green with light coloured stripes, 20–25 cm long, slightly tapering towards the stem end with tender and delicious flesh. All over India
IIHR, Bengaluru
Patty Pan Fruits white, disc shaped with notches along the margin. Average fruit weight 350–400 g. Crop duration 75–80 days. Average yield 55 t/ha. Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala