Area and production

Area and production
    Pumpkin
    Botanical Name : Cucurbita moschata
    Family : Cucurbitaceae
    Chromosome Number : 2n= 40
    Origin : America
  • Pumpkin is grown throughout India. In India, C. moschata or field pumpkin is more widely distributed than other species. As it tolerates hotter conditions than the other cultivated species of Cucurbita, it is the most widely grown throughout the tropics of both hemispheres today.

    • States

    Area(ha)

    Production(t)

    Assam

    3,518

    6,266

    Orissa

    38,645

    5,13,980

    Punjab

    300

    9,000

    Rajasthan

    674

    3,533

       

    		    43,137     

    5,32,779
Last modified: Monday, 13 February 2012, 8:50 AM