| Product Name |
LHB – ASHWA (2117) Bitter Gourd – Laxmi Inputs (India) Pvt. Ltd. |
| Product Overview |
LHB – ASHWA (2117) is a premium hybrid bitter gourd variety from Laxmi Inputs (India) Pvt. Ltd., developed for commercial cultivation with high productivity, vigorous vine growth, early harvesting, and excellent fruit quality. This hybrid is widely preferred by professional growers for its attractive dark green fruits, uniform size, continuous fruit setting, and dependable field performance across diverse agro-climatic conditions. It is an excellent choice for fresh markets, wholesale supply, and commercial vegetable production. |
| Agricultural Benefits |
LHB – ASHWA (2117) offers excellent seed germination, rapid crop establishment, vigorous vegetative growth, prolific flowering, and continuous fruit production. Its strong adaptability enables growers to achieve higher marketable yields, consistent fruit quality, and improved farm profitability throughout the harvesting season. |
| Crop Suitability |
Suitable for commercial bitter gourd cultivation, open-field farming, trellis cultivation, contract farming, kitchen gardens, organic farming, and intensive vegetable production systems. Performs efficiently under tropical and subtropical climatic conditions with proper crop management. |
| Sowing Season |
Recommended for Spring-Summer, Summer, Kharif, and irrigated cultivation depending on regional climatic conditions. Ideal sowing generally includes January–April and June–July, while protected cultivation allows extended production in suitable regions. |
| Days to Maturity |
Early maturing hybrid that generally starts harvesting within 50–55 days after sowing, enabling farmers to capture early market demand and benefit from a prolonged harvesting period. |
| Yield Potential |
High-yielding hybrid capable of producing abundant, uniform, premium-quality fruits over multiple picking cycles. Under recommended agronomic practices, LHB – ASHWA (2117) delivers excellent commercial yields with high marketable production and attractive economic returns. |
| Disease Resistance |
Exhibits good field tolerance to common environmental stresses and maintains vigorous vine health under recommended integrated crop management practices. Healthy plants support continuous flowering, reliable fruit setting, and stable productivity throughout the crop cycle. |
| Fruit Characteristics |
Produces attractive dark green, elongated fruits with prominent ridges, glossy appearance, firm texture, tender flesh, and uniform size. Fruits possess excellent freshness, superior shelf life, and strong transportability, making them highly suitable for domestic and wholesale vegetable markets. |
| Plant Characteristics |
Vigorous vines with healthy foliage, strong root systems, excellent branching, prolific flowering, and continuous fruit-bearing ability. Plants maintain excellent field uniformity and dependable performance throughout the growing season. |
| Key Features |
High fruit yield, early maturity, vigorous vine growth, continuous fruit setting, attractive dark green fruits, uniform fruit size, excellent firmness, superior shelf life, outstanding transportability, prolonged harvesting duration, and premium market quality. |
| Farming Advantages |
Farmers benefit from higher marketable yields, multiple harvesting cycles, improved fruit grading, reduced post-harvest losses, efficient transportation, premium market prices, and increased profitability through commercial bitter gourd cultivation. |
| Growing Conditions |
Performs best in fertile, well-drained sandy loam to loamy soils rich in organic matter with a pH range of 6.0–7.5. Requires full sunlight, trellis support, balanced fertilization, regular irrigation, proper spacing, and integrated nutrient and pest management for optimum vine growth and maximum fruit production. |
| Market Benefits |
Uniform, dark green bitter gourds with excellent freshness, firmness, shelf life, and transportability are highly preferred by wholesalers, retailers, supermarkets, hotels, restaurants, exporters, and fresh vegetable suppliers. Their attractive appearance and premium quality help growers secure higher market prices. |
| Nutritional Value |
Bitter gourd is rich in vitamin C, vitamin A, dietary fiber, folate, potassium, iron, antioxidants, and beneficial phytonutrients. It is widely consumed in curries, stir-fries, juices, and traditional health-oriented diets. |