The snake gourd is an annual plant with forked tendrils and kidney- or heart-shaped leaves that are sometimes palmately lobed.Snake gourds that are used for consumption have waxy green skin and are often speckled or striped with a lighter shade of green. The fruit is typically consumed. snake gourd with long contorted green and white edible fruits that become bright orange when fully ripe
The fruits are 160-180cm long, Dark green skin with white stripes with in yield potential of 18 t/ha in a crop duration of 135 days. July and January are highly suitable for cultivation. Treat seeds with Trichoderma viride 4 g/kg or Pseudomonas fluorescens 10 g/kg or Carbendazim 2 g/kg of seeds before sowing.