Influence of fertigation doses and mulching on yield attributing characters and post-harvest shelf life of pointed gourd (Trichosanthes dioica Roxb.)

Pointed gourd (Trichosanthes dioica Roxb.) is a tropical perennial cucurbitaceous vegetable crop, commonly called as „Parval‟. It has very high nutrient content as compared to other cucurbits. Protein content of pointed gourd is 10 times that of bottle gourd and 4 times that of snake gourd, ridge gourd and wax gourd. Pointed Gourd is cultivated in spring-summer and rainy season in Odisha‟s weather condition but gives higher yield in spring-summer season.