Practice Name:

Grafting in Bitter Gourd

Category	Crop Production
Crop	bitter gourd
Crop Family	Cucurbitaceae
Scientific Name	Momordica charantia
Vernacular Name	karelu,balsam-pear
Scout	HBN
Details Of Innovation	Vines of bitter gourd (Momordica charantia) and ridge gourd (Luffa acutangula) are planted together. Here, bitter gourd acts as a scion while ridge gourd acts as a stock plant. At the time of flowering of ridge gourd, the vine is cut at one feet of the base and on that, branch of bitter gourd is grafted by using of wedge graft method. After grafting, wet soil is plastered at the sight of the graft and then tied with a cloth. It is kept wet for 15 to 20 days. This process helps in the joining of two plants. Such grafted plants give long fruits of bitter gourd and if the seeds from this plant are sown again for further multiplication, they also give improved yield withe better taste.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Kastarben Bhagwanbhai Gajera
District	Amreli
KVK District	Krishi Vgyan Kendra, Junagadh Agricultural University, Keria Road, Amreli-365 611
Address	Lakhapadar kunkavav Ahmadabad Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	365460

PAS 1	"Composition of Water Extract from Wild Bitter Gourd (Momordica charantia L.) Fruit for application as Antifeedant and Mortality Test on Armyworm Larvae (Spodoptera litura Fab.)." https://www.researchgate.net/publication/282466506_Composition_of_Water_Extract_from_Wild_Bitter_Gourd_Momordica_charantia_L_Fruit_for_application_as_Antifeedant_and_Mortality_Test_on_Armyworm_Larvae_Spodoptera_litura_Fab
PAS 2	"Mosquitocidal effect of Bitter Gourd leaf extracts" http://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/9459/1/NPR%203%285%29%20369-370.pdf
PAS 3	"Numerous medicinal properties of nearly all parts of the plant have been reported. The fruits are used as tonic, purgative, stomachic carminative, anti-helminthic, anti-inflammatory, febrifuge, vulnerary, stimulant, thermogenic, anti-diabetic etc. (Longman, 1995). The fruit acts as an anthelmintic, stomachic, antibilious and laxative. In fact, it is a tonic fruit, used in rheumatism, gout and also for diabetes" http://plantarchives.org/PDF%20162/815-820.pdf
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Central Highlands (Malwa), Gujarat Plain And Kathiawar Peninsula, Semi-Arid Eco- Region (5.3) , Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujrat Plains And Hills Region (XIII) ,Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Saurashtra (GJ-6) South Saurashtra (GJ-7)
Practice ID	DTP0010000002576
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/308
Reference	lok (2) 4 Aug 1997, Pg No. 5
Technology Transfer Terms	DIY