Bitter Gourd Case Study

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Bitter gourd distribution Nutritional and Medicinal Properties Alekar A. N., Khamkar M.B., Chawdhari S.M. and Murade N. M. (Ph.D. Scholar) Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri. (M.S.) India has historically been recognized as a land of unique comparative advantage for cultivation of variety of horticultural crops. The growing economic importance of horticultural crops especially vegetables to an increasing demand arising from domestic as well as over distant markets. In vegetables, India is second largest producer with production of 1,62,897 thousand MT and with productivity of 17.30 MT/ha in area of 9396 thousand hectares and in Maharashtra production of vegetables is 10161.8 thousand MT and with productivity of 16.9 MT/ha in area of 726.0 thousand hectares in year 2013-14 (Anonymous, 2014). …show more content…

It is widely distributed in China, Malaysia, India and tropical africa. It belongs to Cucurbitaceae family with 2n=22 chromosome number and grown extensively for its bitter fruits in India. Bitter gourd is a tender, tropical perennial grown as an annual. They are luscious, high-climbing vines with slightly fuzzy stems clothed with dark green deeply lobed leaves and yellow monoecious flowers. The immature fruits of bitter gourd are valued for its bitter flavour, considered to bring out the flavour to the ingredients. It is usually eaten fresh (stuffed and /or sliced) but can also be pickled, and has been canned in brine. Its young shoots and leaves are also

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