Kashi Alankar
Kashi Alankar is a high yielding variety of pointed gourd developed through clonal selection at ICAR-IIVR. It is identified through State Variety Release Committee, Uttar Pradesh and release and notified by CVRC in the year 2007. Fruits are light green in colour and devoid of any white stripe with 6-7cm in length and 2-3 in diameter having an average fruit weight of 25-27g. Plants of this variety are capable of producing 120-130 fruits/vine. The average yield this variety is ranged from 180-190 quintal/ha. Recommended for release and cultivation in the states of U.P., Bihar, and Jharkhand.