Long Melon Gourd – Kashi Santusti (Kakri)

• ·High-Yielding Variety: Kashi Santusti is an improved long melon gourd variety with excellent production capacity, yielding about 150–200 quintals per hectare under proper management.
• ·Premium Fruit Quality: Fruits are long (≈30 cm) with smooth prominent ridges, light green skin, and crisp, tender flesh — ideal for fresh vegetable markets and culinary use.
• ·Quick Maturity: Ready for harvest in 40–50 days after sowing/transplanting, offering early returns to growers.
• ·Fruit Size & Weight: Fruits average about 30–60 g each, making them easy to handle and sell by weight or bunch.
• ·Heat Tolerance: Performs well even under high temperature conditions, suitable for summer cultivation in warm regions.
• ·Culinary Appeal: Long melon (also called kakri) is valued for its juicy, cooling flesh often eaten raw in salads or cooked — a popular market vegetable in summer.
• ·Adaptability: Recommended for cultivation in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Punjab, and other similar agro-climatic zones in India
  Seed & Crop Info
• ·Brand & Certification: National Seeds Corporation (NSC) truthfully labelled seed, developed by ICAR-Indian Institute of Vegetable Research (IIVR), Varanasi.
• ·Recommended Season: Best sown for summer or warm weather; performs well where temperatures are high.
• ·Harvest Window: 40–50 days after sowing/transplanting for tender fruit harvest.
• Special Feature Long Melon Gourd  - Kashi Santusti
• ·Early harvesting for quicker turnover and income.
• ·High yield and uniform fruit quality suitable for market sale.
• ·Crisp, tender flesh — fresh market demand is strong.
• ·Adapted to heat — excellent choice for summer cropping.
• ·Ideal for open-field cultivation, kitchen gardens, and commercial plots.