Tropical and subtropical vegetables (2+1)

Varieties

CO 1
• An early maturing cultivar, first fruit comes to harvest in 70 days. Fruits are long (160-180cm), dark-green with white stripes, flesh light green, 10-12 fruits per vine are borne weighing 4-5kg. Mean yield of fruits per hectare is 18 tonnes. Developed by Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore.

CO 2
It is a selection, bearing short fruits (30cm long). Fruits are light greenish¬ white. It gives an average yield of 35 tonnes/ha with a duration ranging from 105-120 days. It is suitable for high density planting. Developed by Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore.

PKM 1
It is an induced mutant from H.375 and yields on an average of 25.5 t/ha in crop duration of 145 days. The vines are vigorous growing. Fruit color is dark green with white stripes on outer side and light green inside, with a mean fruit weight of 700 g. The fruits are extra long (180-200 cm) and suitable for growing all through the year.

MDU 1
It is a F1 hybrid between Panripudal and Selection-1 from Thaniyamangalam. It is an easily flowering type (84 days) with a sex ratio of 1:38. It produces 13 fruits per vine weighing 7.15 kg with an average yield of 31.75 t/ha in a crop duration of 145 days. The fruits are medium long (66.94 cm) with white stripes under green background. Each fruit on an average weighs 55g. The fruits are fairly rich in vitamin-A (44.4 mg/100g) and very low in fibre content (0.6%).

PLR(SG) 1
It is a pure line selection from white long type. This variety is suitable for cultivation under irrigated conditions only. Excellent cooking quality due to less fibre and high flesh content and does not twist due to maturity. This is having a yield potential of 35 – 40 t/ha with 30.50 % increase over CO 1. This variety can be cultivated during June – September, November – March and April – May. It is highly adoptable to Cuddalore, Villupuram, Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur and Perambalur districts of Tamil Nadu. It thrives best in well drained, organic matter rich, sandy loam soil.

TA 19
It is new collection recommended by the Kerala Agricultural University. Fruits are about 60cm long. At immature stage they are light green with white stripes at the stylar end. The average fruit weight is 600g and the fruits are ready in 65-70 days from sowing.

Konkan Swetha
It is developed by Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli (Maharashtra). The fruits are medium long (90-100cm) and white in colour. Fruits have good flesh if harvested timely otherwise it becomes hollow. Average yield is 15-20 tonnes/ha. The crop duration is about 120-130 days.

APAU Swetha
Fruits are long with green strips in white background .Yield is 28-30 t/ha.

Kaumdhi, Baby and Manusree
These varieties are released from Kerala Agricultural University. These varieties are high yielding, attractive and suitable for easy handling and marketing.