Detail:

He cultivates many traditional varieties of vegetables and he identified one traditional bhendi variety (Pachai bhendi) which is resistant to pest and disease and harvesting of pods prolonged upto 3 months and 2 month in the modern variety. His variety fetches more prize like Rs. 5 extra per kg. due to good taste and look

Knowledge Provider / Innovator: C.G. Prakasam,
Agro-Ecological Zone: Western Ghats And Coastal Plain, Hot Humid region (19.3)
Address: Semmattu house, Maithara, Cherthala South
District: Alappuzha
State: Kerala
PIN Code 688539

Crop: Bhindi
Crop Family: Malvaceae
Crop Scientific Name: (Abelmoschus esculentus)
Crop Vernacular Name: Bendi, Bhendi, Bhindi, Bhindi-tori, Ram-turi, Ram-turi or Ram-turai, Ramturai

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