Ridgegourd Hybrids - Comparative table
Hybrids Relative days
to maturity (DS)
Fruit
shape
Fruit
length
(cm)
Fruit
weight
(g)
Fruit
colour
Remarks Recommended for
  India&Sub
ontinent
South
East Asia
Middle East
LIGHT GREEN
NS 3 40-45 Almost cylindrical 30 - 40 200 - 250 Green Good yielder    
NS 484
(184)
40-45 Cylindrical 35 - 40 250 - 350 Shiny green Very good keeping an transport quality    
NS 401 40-45 Almost cylindrical 50 - 55 250 - 300 Green Good yielder    
NS 403 40-45 Almost cylindrical 30 - 35 200 - 250 Green Good yielder  
NS 471 38-40 Cylindrical 25 - 30 150 - 200 Green Short fruit, high yielder    
DARK GREEN
NS 474 40-45 Almost cylindrical 40 - 45 200 - 250 Dark green Very good yielder, attractive dark green color  
NS 475 40-45 Almost cylindrical 30 - 35 180 - 2à0 Dark green a good yielder  
Key to abbreviations
DS - days from sowing