Background:
No improved & heat tolerant variety of summer squash for spring summer season is available so far for North Indian plains. The available variety/ hybrid Australian Green and Pusa Alankar developed by IARI are long cylindrical in shape. The only local oblong round variety available is very shy bearer and is less preferred by the consumers. Technology Details:
Pusa Pasand is a high yielding early heat tolerant flattish round variety of summer squash with continuous & concentrated fruit setting and suitable for spring summer season cultivation under open and protected cultivation during winter (offseason). Fruit setting and seed production is under high temperature condition.