Punjab Tinda 1: An early bearing new variety of round gourd [Praecitrullus fistulosus (Stocks) Pangalo]

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  • Naveen Garg Punjab Agricultural University, Regional Research Station, Bathinda 151 001, Punjab Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61180/vegsci.2020.v47.i1.24

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Abstract

Round gourd is a squash type cucurbit cultivated primarily
for its immature fruits. It is also known as ‘Indian
squash’, ‘Indian baby pumpkin’, ‘Round melon’, ‘Squash
melon’, ‘Squash gourd’, and ‘Apple gourd’ (Schippers
2004). Its immature fruits fetch high price due to their
delicious taste and demand-supply gap. The commercial
cultivation of round gourd is restricted in North-Western
Indian plains where it is grown during hot and dry
summer months (March to June) under irrigated
conditions and in post-rainy season (August to October)
as a rainfed crop. However, Mandal and Mohanta (2018)
have reported that it can also be successfully grown
under red and laterite soils of West Bengal and have
emphasized the need for developing and testing new
varieties for establishing this crop in that region.

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Published

2020-06-30

Issue

Vol. 47 No. 01 (2020): Vegetable Science

Section

Short Communication

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How to Cite

Garg , N. (2020). Punjab Tinda 1: An early bearing new variety of round gourd [Praecitrullus fistulosus (Stocks) Pangalo]. Vegetable Science, 47(01), 131-134. https://doi.org/10.61180/vegsci.2020.v47.i1.24