In Chakrata also it is called as Karela and eaten as vegetable. This was also grown by a shopkeeper there for personal use
On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 10:59 AM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com>wrote: > 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 >> > > > > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
