How many kinds of bitter gourd are there? What kinds of bitter gourd are there?

Bitter gourd is widely planted in the south of the Yangtze River, with rich variety resources. In recent years, more and more northern provinces, especially the suburbs of big cities, have been reclaimed. This paper introduces several kinds of bitter gourd, and what are the more distinctive varieties of bitter gourd for reference.

1. How many kinds of bitter gourd are there?

There are two kinds of bitter gourd: green bitter gourd and white bitter gourd.

According to the shape of fruit, there are three kinds: short cone, long cone and long cylinder.

According to the size of the fruit, there are two kinds of bitter gourd and small bitter gourd.

The main feature of Momordica charantia L. is its cylindrical fruit with sharp ends, generally 16 cm -49 cm long and 5 cm-7 cm transverse diameter. The seed content of each melon is less, mainly distributed in the middle and lower parts of the fruit. When the fruit is ripe, it is easy to crack and drop the seeds.

Small bitter gourd is characterized by short spindle-shaped or conical fruit, generally 6 cm ~ 12 cm long and 5 cm in transverse diameter. The skin color is green and white.

2. What are the varieties of bitter gourd?

There are too many varieties of bitter gourd. We can only list the widely planted and distinctive varieties of bitter gourd here for your reference:

1, slippery bitter gourd

Guangdong Guangzhou local variety, the fruit is long and cone-shaped, with neat longitudinal grooves and alternating tumor-like protrusions, slightly dense meat, slightly bitter taste and good quality. Generally, a single melon weighs 250 -300 grams, which is heat-resistant and adaptable, and is suitable for cultivation in southern China in spring, summer and autumn.

2, long bitter gourd

The plant grows vines and has strong branching ability. The fruit is long and cylindrical, slightly pointed at the top, with longitudinal grooves and tumor-like protrusions. The skin is green and the meat is about 0.8 cm thick. The meat is dense, hard and of good quality. More resistant to storage and transportation. Generally, a single melon weighs 250g-600g.

3. Bitter gourd with big top

The outer skin is turquoise with large irregular tumor-like processes. The pulp is about 1.3 cm thick, sweet and sour, and has good quality. The weight of a single fruit is 300g-600g. Heat and fertilizer tolerance, strong adaptability, but not waterlogging tolerance, the south is suitable for cultivation in spring, summer and autumn.

4. Xia Feng Bitter Melon

It was bred by the Institute of Economic Crops of Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences. The plant is long and sprawling, with strong growth potential and medium branching ability. It can bloom and harvest continuously, and the harvest period can last for 35 -40 days.

The fruit is long and conical, about 2 1 cm in length, 5.4 cm in shoulder width, light green peel and 200 -250 g in single fruit weight. It is precocious, heat-resistant, disease-resistant and moisture-resistant, and suitable for summer and autumn cultivation.

5. Bitter gourd in Yangtze Island

Farm varieties in Yangzizhou Township, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province have been cultivated for many years. Because of its large and thin fruit surface, it is very strange, so it is also called bitter gourd with big lines.

Generally, the weight of a single fruit is about 750 grams, and the maximum fruit can reach 1500 grams. Medium maturity, heat resistance, moisture resistance, disease resistance and high yield, with an average yield of 2000-3500 kg per mu and a maximum of 5000 kg.

6, big white bitter gourd

It was bred by the Horticulture Research Institute of Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences. The plant is long and sprawling, with strong growth potential and branching ability, many lateral branches, large leaves, palmately parted and dark green.

The fruit is long and cylindrical, generally 60 cm -66 cm long and 5 cm in transverse diameter. The skin is white and green, with irregular nodular protrusions, thick meat, few seeds, slightly bitter and good quality.

Generally, a single melon weighs 250 to 300 grams. Medium maturity, heat resistance, moisture resistance, disease resistance and high yield, suitable for spring and summer cultivation.