Lovely............ On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 11:53 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> Here are some of the cultivars of Cucumis sativus > > > <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-GfD_nXj7TMA/T3vmL6mjsbI/AAAAAAAAAtQ/7SQyS_XVRNA/s1600/Cucumis-sativus-Dosakai-California-1.jpg> > Dosakai cucumber is nearly rounded yellow cucumber from > India, commonly cooked as curry, added to sambar, daal and soup and in > making pickle dosa-aavakaaya. Also grown and sold in California where it > was photographed. > > > > > <https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-_Aiypt99P8k/T3vnPpeyA3I/AAAAAAAAAtg/tsPu5xhHZyo/s1600/Cucumis-sativus-sativus-pickle-Calfonia-1.jpg> > Cucumis-sativus-sativus-pickle-Calfonia-1 the small > fruited form commonly used for making pickles. > > > > > <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-zXHIdOogbhk/T3vn2v5_oOI/AAAAAAAAAts/tpPuXZawXFo/s1600/Cucumis-sativus-WANGAN_Rajasthan-2.jpg> > Cucumis-sativus-WANGAAN_Rajasthan-2 This interesting > cultivar commonly grown and sold in Raasthan has no information available > on net, or known to me. My daughter-in-law who hails from Karanpur near > Ganganagar brought these fruits known as Wangaan, commonly used as cucumber > there. Any information would be welcomed. > > > Gurcharan Singh > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
