Yes Ushadi This plant was discussed in our forum in detail, when some one mentioned about sweet karela being grown in N E India. Subsequently I found it in Manali, Kashmir this year and couple of times in California grown as vegetable. Manali people call it as karela.
-- 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/ On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 10:51 AM, Ushadi micromini < microminipho...@gmail.com> wrote: > very interesting... > in south america its eaten as vegetable.. > I was surprised to see it is cultivated in north india, > and > the flowers are nothing to write home about.. > so I wondered why? > not a garden ornamental.. > > googling got me this: that its grown in Bhutan and eaten as stuffed > vegetable.. > > http://www.cropsforthefuture.org/2011/10/cyclanthera-pedata-from-the-andes-to-the-himalayas/ > > your picture shows that the green skin has spicules (is that the right > word?) ... > wonder if they are sharp ? > > MY QUESTION TO YOU BALKAR JI: SInce its being cultivated in your > neighborhood... is it eaten as vegetable there too? > > thanks > Usha di > === > > > > > 7:37 am, Balkar Singh <balkara...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Thanks for validation Sir > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 7:52 AM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Yes Balkar ji > > > Very nice set of photographs. > > > > > -- > > > 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/ > > > > > On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 11:44 PM, Balkar Singh <balkara...@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > > >> Dear All > > >> Cyclanthera pedata from Chakrata > > >> Cultivated vine > > >> pls validate > > >> Thanks > > > > >> -- > > >> Regards > > > > >> Dr Balkar Singh > > >> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > > >> Arya P G College, Panipat > > >> Haryana-132103 > > >> 09416262964 > > > > -- > > Regards > > > > Dr Balkar Singh > > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > > Arya P G College, Panipat > > Haryana-132103 > > 09416262964 >
