Current Science

B. Varalakshmi ¹, Y. Suchitha ¹

Affiliations
1 Division of Vegetable Crops, ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hessaraghatta Lake Post, Bengaluru 560 089, IN

Abstract

Ridge gourd [Luffa acutangula (Roxb.) L.], is one of the most important vegetables grown throughout the year in all the tropical regions especially in Asian and African countries. It is rich in vitamin A, C and iron. A variety of sex forms, with different genetic mechanisms, were reported in cucurbitaceous crops.

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