CHECKLIST OF COMMERCIAL VARIETIES OF VEGETABLESName <strong>of</strong>Salient FeaturesVariety/HybridG.B.U.A.&T, Pant NagarPant Sankar The fruits are intermediate sized long and somewhatLauki-1cylindrical (about 35 cm long). The fruits are green. Vinelength is about 5.5 m. The first picking is possible in about60 days. It is suitable for planting in the plains as well as inPant SankarLauki-2Pant Lauki-4NDUA&T, FaizabadN. Bottle GourdHybrid-4N. Rashmi(NDBG-1)N. Dharidar(NDBG-208-1)N. Jyoti(NDBG-104)N. Shishir(NDBG-202)N. Madhuri(NDBG-505)N. Shivani(NDBG- 403)N. Bottle Gourd(NDBG-132)the hills. The yield potential is 400 q/ha.The fruits are about 40 cm long, clubs shaped with smoothgreen colour. The first green fruit is harvest in 65 days. Thisis suitable for plains and hills. It can be sown from March toJuly in plains and April to May in the hills. The yield potentialis 400 q/ha.This is the medium duration and high yielding variety <strong>of</strong>bottle gourd. It has long fruits (40 cm) <strong>of</strong> light green colourwith light strips having hairs. Yield potential is about 300 q/ha.Fruits are cylindrical, uniform and attractive. Early maturity(50-55 days) and prolific bearer with yield potential <strong>of</strong> 700q/ha in summer, 1000 q/ha in rainy and early winter seasons.Fruits are long bottle shape, suitable for cultivation insummer and rainy seasons. Early maturity (60 days), averagefruit yield 300-400 q/ha.Fruits are long bottle shape with striped green suitable forsummer seasons. Average fruit yield 350 q/ha.Fruits are long slender and attractive. Early maturity (60days). Average fruit yield during summer 400 q/ha and 600q/ha druing rainy seasons.It is a winter type round fruited variety and has peculiarmultifid/podate leaf shape. Resistance against anthracnose,downy mildew, powdery mildew and viral disease complex.Average yield 850 q/ha.Fruits are attractive with round shape, it produces highlypalatable cooked vegetable. Average yield 1000 q/ha.It is winter type prolific bearer very long slender fruited fitfor kitchen garden purpose. Average yield 1300 q/ha.Fruits are long slender shape, it is an early variety requries60 days for first picking in spring/summer crop. Averageyield 300 q/ha.Bottle Gourd Fruits are attractive with cylindrical in shape, early maturity(NDBG-619) (55 days). Average yield 300 q/ha.MPKY, RahuriSamaratFruits are 30-40 cm long, green in colour, cylindrical in shape.Good for box packing, suitable for Kharif and summer seasons.TANU, CoimbatoreCO 1Fruits are round at the base and bottle neck at the top, lightgreen, each weighs 2 kg. Average yield 36 t/ha.TNAU Bottlegourd HybridCO 1F 1 hybrid developed by crossing NDBG 121 x Arka Bahar.Fruits are cylindrical, without crook neck, medium sized(0.95-1.00 kg). Suitable for bower system <strong>of</strong> cultivation.Average yield 80 t/ha.RecommendedAreasU.P. and UttarakhandU.P. and UttarakhandThe plains and hillsareas <strong>of</strong> North IndiaU.P., Bihar, Punjab,Rajasthan and HaryanaU.P.U.P.U.P.U.P.U.P.U.P.U.P., Haryana, Rajasthanand GujaratU.P., M.P. andMaharashtraMaharashtraTamil NaduTamil NaduCSAUAT, KanpurAzad Nutan Long, green. Average yield 350-400 q/ha. Punjab, Tarai region <strong>of</strong>Up, Uttarakhand, Biharand Jharkhand8
Commercial Varieties <strong>of</strong> VegetablesBrinjalName <strong>of</strong>Variety/HybridIARI, New DelhiPusa Purple LongPusa PurpleClusterPusa KrantiPusa UttamPusa BinduPusa UpkarPusa AnkurPusa ShyamlaDBL-02Salient FeaturesFruits are long (20-25 cm), purple, glossy and tender. It issuitable for summer and autumn seasons. Average yield280-310 q/ha.Purple stem foliage purplish green, non spiny, fruits are10-12 cm long, deep purple, borne in clusters with 4-9 fruitsper cluster. Most suitable for hills and southern states,field resistant to bacterial wilt (Pseudomonas solanacearum);first picking in 60-65 days after transplanting. Average yield250 q/ha.This variety has been derived from a three way cross(PPL x Hyderpur) x Wynad Giant. Fruits are oblong, 15-20 cmlong, dark purple with shining green calyx and less seeded.Average yield 275-300 q/ha.Plants are semi upright, vigorous, branched and free fromspines. Mature plants appear green with occasional lightpigmentation also present on growing shoots. Flowers appearin clusters having bluish violet corolla. Fruits are pendent,oval, medium, large sized and glossy with dark purple skinand green peduncle. The bearing habit is solitary. Single fruitweight 250-300 g. It has yield potential <strong>of</strong> 425-450 q/ha.Plants are 55-60 cm tall with green leaves. Fruits are borne incluster <strong>of</strong> 4-5 with each fruit weighing 125 g. This variety hasyield potential <strong>of</strong> 250-300 q/ha.Plants are semi upright, medium to tall (70 cm) with5-6 branches and greenish purple leaves bearing 15 fruits.Fruits are round (9 cm diameter), dark purple and each fruitweighing 300 g. Average yield 650-670 q/ha.Plants are semi upright (semi erect stem), medium to tall(65 cm) with 6-8 branches. Fruits are small, round andpurple. Average yield 560-580 q/ha.Fruits are long, glossy, attractive dark purple, weighing80-90 g. Maturity in 50-55 days. Average yield 390 q/ha.Plants are non spiny with erect branches having light purplepigmentation partially on younger leaves. Its fruits are long,violet purple with round distal end, each fruit weighing80-90 g. Maturity in 55 days from transplanting. Average yield40 t/ha.RecommendedAreasPunjab, U.P., Bihar,Rajasthan, Gujarat,Haryana, Delhi, M.P.,Maharashtra, Karnataka,Tamil Nadu and KeralaAll over IndiaPunjab, U.P. and BiharMaharashtra andGujaratMaharashtra andGujaratPunjab, U.P. and BiharM.P. and MaharashtraPunjab, Uttarakhandand BiharDelhi, Punjab andHaryana9