Bitter gourd (Momordica charantia) is an important vegetable crop and is grown for its immature tuberculate fruits which have a unique bitter taste. Fruits are considered as a rich source of vitamins and minerals and 88 mg vitamin C per 100 g. Fruits are used after cooking and delicious preparations are made after stuffing and frying.Bitter gourd can be grown on well drained sandy to sandy loam; medium black soils rich in organic matter.Consumer preferences in bitter gourd vary from region to region depending on size, colour, presence or absence of tubercles / ridges and bitterness of fruits.
Fruits short, spindle shaped, green coloured with smooth regular ribs and moderate bitterness. Yield 9-12 t/ha.
Fruits dark green, club like with 7-8 continuous ribs. Fruit weight 100-120 g. Yield 12-15 t/ha.
Fruits medium thick, long and gloss green, yield 20 t/ha in 120 days
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