Abstract:Small bitter gourd ( Momordica charantia L. var. muricata (Willd.) Chakrav.) is an under-utilized vegetable with ethnobotanical and therapeutic values, under domestication interphase. This taxon deserves a distinct crop status, owing to the existence of well-marked distinguishing morphological traits, unique flavour and taste apart from M. charantia var. charantia , wide variability within the taxon, preferential cultivation by the traditional farmers in Indian subcontinent and occurrence of distinct, … Show more
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