| Product Name |
LHB-SUJI Bitter Gourd – Laxmi Inputs (India) Pvt. Ltd. |
| Product Overview |
LHB-SUJI is a premium hybrid bitter gourd variety from Laxmi Inputs (India) Pvt. Ltd., developed for commercial cultivation with high yield potential, vigorous vine growth, early fruiting, and superior fruit quality. This hybrid is widely preferred by professional vegetable growers due to its attractive dark green fruits, uniform fruit size, continuous fruit setting, and dependable field performance across diverse agro-climatic conditions. LHB-SUJI is an excellent choice for fresh vegetable markets, wholesale trading, and large-scale commercial farming. |
| Agricultural Benefits |
LHB-SUJI offers excellent seed germination, rapid crop establishment, vigorous vine development, prolific flowering, and continuous fruit production. Its strong adaptability enables farmers to achieve higher marketable yields, premium-quality fruits, and improved profitability while maintaining stable productivity throughout the harvesting season. |
| Crop Suitability |
Suitable for commercial bitter gourd cultivation, open-field farming, trellis cultivation, kitchen gardens, contract farming, organic farming, and intensive vegetable production systems. Performs efficiently under tropical and subtropical climatic conditions with proper agronomic 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 enables extended production throughout the year. |
| Days to Maturity |
Early maturing hybrid that generally starts harvesting within 50–55 days after sowing, allowing growers to benefit from early market demand and multiple harvesting cycles. |
| Yield Potential |
High-yielding hybrid capable of producing abundant, uniform, premium-quality bitter gourd fruits throughout an extended harvesting period. Under recommended agronomic practices, LHB-SUJI delivers excellent commercial yields with high marketable production and attractive economic returns. |
| Disease Resistance |
Exhibits good field tolerance to common environmental stresses and maintains healthy vine growth under recommended integrated crop management practices. Strong plant vigor supports continuous flowering, reliable fruit setting, and stable productivity during the crop cycle. |
| Fruit Characteristics |
Produces attractive dark green, elongated fruits with well-developed ridges, glossy appearance, firm texture, tender flesh, and excellent uniformity. Fruits possess superior freshness, longer shelf life, and outstanding transportability, making them highly suitable for domestic and wholesale vegetable markets. |
| Plant Characteristics |
Vigorous vines with healthy foliage, strong root systems, prolific branching, abundant flowering, and continuous fruit-bearing ability. Plants maintain excellent field uniformity and dependable performance throughout the cultivation period. |
| Key Features |
High fruit yield, vigorous vine growth, early maturity, continuous fruit setting, attractive dark green fruits, uniform fruit size, firm texture, superior shelf life, excellent 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 enhanced 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 ensure excellent consumer demand and 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, pickles, and health-oriented diets due to its nutritional and medicinal value. |