Bottlegourd Hybrids - Comparative table
Hybrids Relative days
to maturity (DS)
Fruit
shape
Fruit
length
(cm)
Fruit
weight
(g)
Fruit
colour
Remarks Recommended for
  India&Sub
continent
South
East Asia
Middle East
MEDIUM LONG CYLINDRICAL
Kaveri 45-50 cylindrical 25-30 300 - 350 light green slow seed maturity  
NS 421 45-50 cylindrical 30-35 350 - 400 light green prolific bearer with slow seed maturity  
NS 422 40-45 cylindrical 35-40 400-450 uniform green prolific bearer, slow seed maturity    
LONG CYLINDRICAL
NS 439
(H 139)
40-45 long cylindrical 55-60 500-550 uniform green very good shape and yield    
NS 443
(H 143)
40-45 long cylindrical 60-65 600-650 uniform green good color retention capacity    
ROUND TYPE
Mridula 40-45 round 20 300-350 light green Very good yielder  
Bhoomika 40-45 round with neck 25-30 300-350 light green heavy yielder    
Nutan 40-45 round with pronounced neck 25-30 350-400 light green high yielder    
DARK GREEN WITH SPECKS
NS 482
(H 202)
50-55 long cylindrical 55-60 900-1000 dark green with specks good cyclindrical shape    
NS 477
(H 217)
50-55 bottle 65-70 1000-1200 dark green with specks good bottle shape and shining    
Key to abbreviations
DS - days from sowing