Area and production

Area and production

    Botanical name : Lagenaria siceraria
    Family : Cucurbitaceae
    Chromosome number : 2n=22
    Origin : Tropical Africa
  • It is also commonly grown in Ethiopia, Africa, Central America and other warmer regions of the world. It is commercially grown in a few states. The exact figures on area and production are not known. However, it has some share in gourd cucurbitaceous vegetables. In India, bottle gourd is grown in the area of 116939 ha with annual production of 1428296 tonnes.
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