Vegetable Seeds
Bitter Gourd seed
Long-spindle hybrids with strong vines
About our bitter gourd programme
Bitter gourd hybrids bred for profuse early bearing on strong vines, with attractive shining green fruit and dense prickles. The programme carries intermediate resistance to downy mildew, and two further lines are advancing through research trials.
At a glance
- Segment
- Vegetable Seeds
- Planting season
- Summer, rainy & winter
- Duration range
- First picking 60–65 days after sowing … First harvest 60–70 days after transplanting
Commercial varieties2
F1 Hybrid Bittergourd
Krishna
First picking 60–65 days after sowing
Profuse early bearing on very strong vines.
F1 Hybrid Bittergourd
Kaveri
First harvest 60–70 days after transplanting
Plant bushy, medium tall and a prolific yielder.
Breeding pipeline
In research2
Lines carrying MLB breeding codes, currently under multi-location evaluation and not yet commercially released.
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