Seed-borne, Post-harvest Diseases of Round Gourd (Citrullus vulgaris var. fistulosus) and its Nutritive Value

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**Seed-borne, Post-harvest Diseases of Round Gourd (Citrullus vulgaris var. fistulosus) and its Nutritive Value**

Dilip Kumar Sharma, Nandini Sharma and Arvind Pareek

Cucurbits, the largest group of summer vegetables are grown all over the tropical countries including India. Watermelon, cucumber, snack squash, pumpkin, snake melon, bottle gourd, sponge gourd, Round Gourd, bitter melon, squirting cucumber are the main cucurbits grown in Rajasthan. Round Gourd (Citrullus vulgaris var. fistulosus), main vegetable of summer are of great economic importance plant and as excellent source of vitamins, minerals and carbohydrates. It is attacked by several diseases like fungi, bacteria and viral that lowered the nutritive and market value of the crop.

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Dilip Kumar Sharma, Nandini Sharma and Arvind Pareek, 2014. Seed-borne, Post-harvest Diseases of Round Gourd (Citrullus vulgaris var. fistulosus) and its Nutritive Value. Asian Journal of Plant Pathology, 8: 30-33.

URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ajppaj.2014.30.33

Asian Journal of Plant Pathology

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Arvind Pareek

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