Boost Your Income: 5 Bottle Gourd Varieties Promise Bumper Harvest

• Farmers are turning to vegetable cultivation, with bottle gourd offering high demand and low investment for good returns.
• District Agricultural Protection Officer Vijay Kumar advises cultivating improved bottle gourd varieties, especially in February.
• Kashi Ganga variety yields medium-sized, green fruits (1-1.5 ft) within 50-55 days, ensuring quick profits.
• Arka Bahar offers soft-fleshed, shiny green fruits (approx. 1 kg) with a yield potential of 40-45 tons per hectare and disease resistance.
• Samrat variety is a high-yielding hybrid (30-40 cm fruits) producing 400-500 quintals per hectare in 150-180 days.

Why It Matters: Cultivating these 5 improved bottle gourd varieties can significantly increase farmers' income with high yields.