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Feb 16, 2024 · If you opt for seedlings, carefully transplant them into the prepared soil, ensuring that the root system is intact. Space the plants about 3 to 4 feet apart to allow for proper growth and airflow. Bitter gourd requires full sun exposure, so choose a location that receives at least 6 to 8 hours of sunlight per day.
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Bitter gourd is an annual, monoecious, and slender climbing or trailing herb, 2–4 m high, scarcely to densely pubescent. Even though the plant grows as an annual crop, it can extend beyond one season, especially wild muricata varieties. Medium viny nature is present in most of the cultivated varieties (Fig. 2.2), whereas the wild cultivars exhibit ...
Bitter gourd is an annual climber with epigeal germination where the cotyledons are brought above the ground due to the elongation of hypocotyl (Fig. 2.3). Length of hypocotyl ranged from 5.48 to 13.26 cm and that of epicotyl ranged from 1.23 to 4.67 cm. Length of hypocotyl is higher than epicotyl in all the varieties of bitter gourd (Asna 2018). W...
The plant has a well-developed non-tuberous tap root which becomes thick (https://portal.wiktrop.org/species/show/216). The multilateral of the main root can reach up to 30–50 cm underground. Since bitter gourd can also be used as a transplanted crop, the root system has a very great role in the establishment of the crop. Proper care should be take...
Momordica charantia is an annual monoecious climber with medium-sized vines. Angular-shaped stem is scarce to densely pubescent, but the tender parts are wooly in nature. Twining tendency varies from slight to intermediate depending on the cultivars (Fig. 2.5). Thin stem is present in wild/semi-domesticated cultivars, whereas stem thickness is high...
The plant presents characteristic leaves with serrate margins. Simple and alternate leaves of this plant are reniform to orbicular or suborbicular in outline, 2.5–8 × 4–10 cm, cordate at base, acute or acuminate at apex. Leaf blades are usually deeply and palmately 5–9 lobed. Leaf petioles are slender, glabrous, and 1.5–5 cm long. Leaf margin and l...
Bitter gourd is monoecious, where staminate (Fig. 2.7a) and pistillate flowers (Fig. 2.7b) are borne on separate nodes. The yellow color and scent of the flower attract pollinators. The male flowers are solitary, pale yellow, and sweet-scented. They are incomplete, imperfect, regular, actinomorphic, apopetalous, and whorled. Stalk is slender with a...
The bitter gourd varieties differ substantially in the shapes and bitterness of the fruit. Fruits are pendulous with 2–8 cm long stalks. They are discoid, ovoid, ellipsoid to oblong or blocky in shape, often narrowed at ends, sometimes finely rostrate, 3–20 × 2–5 cm. The fruit has a tuberculate surface with 8–10 broken or continuous ridges. It is e...
Seeds are numerous (5–30), squarish rectangular in shape with subtridentate ends, compressed and sculptured faces. Margins are grooved. Testa can be brown, black, or straw colored. Seed characters also have an inseparable role in distinguishing wild muricata accessions from the commercially cultivated varieties. Wild bitter gourd produces small see...
- A. C. Asna, Jiji Joseph, K. Joseph John
- 2020
Jun 11, 2021 · Hanging plant thrives in filtered light. I bought this plant with dark shiny leaves and would like to know its name and care tips for it. David Goh
Sep 30, 2023 · Better known as bitter gourd or Karela, it is a green vegetable that grows on the vine, which has been included in the diet for many health problems for a long time. But, there are a very few ...
Nov 10, 2023 · 4) Sowing Bitter Gourd Seeds: Plant bitter gourd seeds about 1 inch deep in the soil. You can sow 2 seeds in a pot or grow bags for healthy growth. After planting, water the soil thoroughly to facilitate germination. 5) Bitter Gourd Seeds Germination: Bitter gourd seeds usually germinate within 1-2 weeks and the best germination temperature is ...
- Shama Parveen
Bitter melon, also called bitter gourd or bitter cucumber, is gnarled, covered in warts, and shaped like a rather pointy cucumber. It is picked when green, before it ripens, while it is still hard. All food cultures that enjoy its intense flavour scoop out the seeds in the middle to stuff it, but bitter melon is more commonly chopped.
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Skin Benefits: Bitter gourd contains antioxidants that help eliminate toxins, leading to healthier skin. It can improve acne-prone skin and promote a clearer complexion. Eye Health: Bitter gourd is rich in vitamin A and other nutrients that support eye health and may help prevent age-related eye conditions such as cataracts.
