Well drained sandy loam with pH range of 7.5-8.0 is required. The crop tolerates
salinity. It is highly adopted to regions with low precipitation and high temperature
Harvesting starts at 45 days in early varieties and at 100 days in late varieties. The early varieties is 80-60 days and late varieties is 135-145 days Yield– 5 – 7 t/ha in 90 days.
Crop growing districts Dindigul,Coimbatore,Namakkal Major markets in Tamil Nadu Periyar Vegetable Market Koyambedu, Chennai Gandhi Market, Oddanchathiram Natchipalayam vegetable market, Coimbatore