where are the pictures?
On Fri, Mar 29, 2019 at 1:51 PM Sarman Ratiya <[email protected]> wrote: > Luffa hermaphrodita > > Luffa hermaphrodita are characterized by flowering in bunches with 7–15 > flowers; however, only 3–8 ultimately develop into fruits. The cultivars of > this species also are polymorphic with respect to their fruit morphology > (no. of fruits per inflorescence; shape; size). The fruits are very small > (fruit length 5.5–8.2 cm) with faint ridge markings on the surface. The > seed is black, shiny, smooth, linearovoid with a narrow beak, all the > characters confirming the identity of these accessions as L. hermaphrodita. > > Luffa hermaphrodita, which is a hermaphrodite species bearing bisexual fl > owers, is easily crossable with L. acutangula with fertile hybrids (Umesh, > 1995). Generally, the cultivars bear seven fruits in each infl orescence > and this appears to be a constant feature. Based on this trait, it is > locally called “satputria” or “satputiya” meaning seven children (Ajmal Ali > and Pandey, 2005–06). > > Luffa hermaphrodita: First Report of its Distribution and Cultivation in > Adilabad, Andhra Pradesh, South India > > SR Pandravada, N Sivaraj, R Jairam, N Sunil, Hameedunnisa Begum, M > Thirupathi Reddy, SK Chakrabarty, IS Bisht, and KC Bansal > > On Wed 27 Jun, 2018, 1:30 PM Sarman Ratiya, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear Friends, >> >> I'd plz >> Vegetables of Cucurbitaceae family >> Location - Porbandar (Gujarat) >> Date - May - 2018 >> >> Regards, >> Sarman Ratiya >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Usha di =========== -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
