Performance of Ashgourd genotype under Hyderabad conditions of Andhra Pradesh

Authors

  • K Radha Rani Vegetable Breeding Station, Agricultural Research Institute Achrya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500030, A. P. Author
  • B Neeraja Prabhakar Vegetable Breeding Station, Agricultural Research Institute Achrya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500030, A. P. Author
  • M Narayanamma Vegetable Breeding Station, Agricultural Research Institute Achrya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500030, A. P. Author

Keywords:

confectionery, cucurbitaceous, nondescript, yielding

Abstract

Ashgourd [Benincasa hispida (Thumb) Cogn.] is an important warm vegetable grown for its fruit used in con- fectionery and ayurvedic medicinal preparations (Indira and Peter, 1987). Among the cucurbitaceous vegetable, where as ripe fruit is boiled in sugar to make a confectionery known as petha (Joydip Mandal et. al. 2002).

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Published

2025-03-11

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 2 (2009): Vol. 4 No. 2 (2009): Indian Journal of Arid Horticulture (2009)

Section

Short Communication

How to Cite

Performance of Ashgourd genotype under Hyderabad conditions of Andhra Pradesh . (2025). Indian Journal of Arid Horticulture, 4(2), 49–50. Retrieved from https://www.journals.acspublisher.com/index.php/ijah/article/view/21243