Question: Pusa Bedana is a variety of:
Options:
Tomato
Muskmelon
Watermelon
Cucumber
✅Explanation:
Pusa Bedana is a popular seedless watermelon variety developed at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi.
It is known for its crisp texture, sweet taste, and high yield.
As a seedless variety, it is particularly favored by consumers for its convenience and eating experience.
It is developed at IARI, by crossing Tetra -2 (4x) X Pusa Rasal (2X).
The skin of the fruits is dark green with slight markings. TSS is 12-13%.
Average fruit weight is 5-6kg. The number of fruits per vine varies from 3 to 6.
It takes 115-120 days for first fruit harvest.
It could not become popular due to irregular fruit shape and high cost of seed.
Pusa Bedana is a popular seedless watermelon variety developed at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi.
It is known for its crisp texture, sweet taste, and high yield.
As a seedless variety, it is particularly favored by consumers for its convenience and eating experience.
It is developed at IARI, by crossing Tetra -2 (4x) X Pusa Rasal (2X).
The skin of the fruits is dark green with slight markings. TSS is 12-13%.
Average fruit weight is 5-6kg. The number of fruits per vine varies from 3 to 6.
It takes 115-120 days for first fruit harvest.
It could not become popular due to irregular fruit shape and high cost of seed.