B K
Singh, K A Pathak and S V Ngachan
Indian
Horticulture 57 (5): 3-5, 2012
E-mail:
bksinghkushinagar@yahoo.co.in
Abstract
The chow-chow, a member of Cucurbitaceous
family, is most popular vegetables in Mizoram. It is cultivated for its fruits,
tender shoots, young leaves and tuberous roots. These economic parts are widely
available in markets for almost 10 months in a year. The high nutritional and
low-calorific value of chow-chow fruits make it suitable for hospital diets where the fruits can be used to supplement potatoes
for diabetic patients. Mostly it is being cultivated on hilly terrain and vines
are trained on permanent bower system, and even the hills having >100 %
slope, where cultivation is not possible, is also under chow-chow cultivation.
Its cultivation promotes permanent agriculture, reduces runoff and soil
erosion, and conserves the natural resources. Chow-chow
is a promising vegetable crop. It has good potential in Mizoram. The attractive
fruits of chow-chow are waiting for their commercial exploitation for
socio-economic upliftment of the people.
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