Nice pictures. Thank you sir for highlighting the major species region wise.
regards, Rashida. On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 12:51 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > I am uploading Cucumis sativus var. sativus the common cucumber > characterised by small tubercles on young fruits which disappear in mature > fruits. > I am also uploading Dosakai a fruit often sold in Indian markets especially > South India, a yellow nearly spherical cucumber, often added to sambar, > soup, daal and also for making Dosa-Avakaya pickle and chutney. It is > frequently sold in Guntur. Members are requested to find and upload > photographs of plant and fruit from India. This one was being sold in an > Indian store here. > > Also in the focus should be C. sativus var. sikkimensis, Sikkim or Nepal > cucumber. It is common in Eastern parts of India. > > Members from Western India should locate and upload Puneri cucumber, also > known as Poona kheera a light yellow delicious cucumber. > > And finally C. sativus var. hardwickii, the wild bitter cucumber growing in > NW India. > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > >
