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Cucubitacin is the glucosides present in bitter gourd.
Bitter gourd belongs to cucurbitaceous family. It produces compounds that add to its bitter taste.
When extremely bitter, ingestion of bottle gourd can cause rapid onset diarrhea, vomiting, gastrointestinal bleeding and hypotension due to release of a substance named cucurbitacin. It acts as an anti-herbivore chemical and an insecticide.

Okra is an herbaceous annual plant in the family Malvaceae which is grown for its edible seed pods.
Fruits of Okra is rendered unmarketable due to the attack of painted bug.
The adult bug is shield shaped, 3 - 4 mm broad at its widest area. The life cycle lasts 3 - 4 weeks and period of activity of painted bug starts from September.

AICVIP stands for All India coordinated vegetable improvement project, headquartered at IARI, New Delhi.
Under the AICVIP, India is divided into 8 Agro climatic zones.
1. Humid western Himalayan region
2. Humid Bengal-Assam Basin
3. Humid eastern Himalayan and Bay Islands
4. Sub-Humid Sutlej Ganga Alluvial Plain
5. Sub-Humid to Humid Eastern and South Eastern Uplands
6. Arid Western Plain
7. Semi-Arid lava Plateau and Central high lands
8. Humid to Semi-Arid Western Ghats and Karnataka Plateau

Removal of remnant male flower bud after completion of female flowering phase in banana is termed as Denavelling.
This checks the movement of photosynthates into the unwanted sink and promotes fruit development in banana. It also enhances bunch weight.

Ice box variety of watermelon is Arka Muthu.
Icebox watermelons are the same as ordinary watermelons but only smaller and sweeter. They got the name icebox watermelon because they are very compact and easy to fit in the fridge.
High yielding variety with unique character of dwarf vine of 1.2 mt, vine length, shorter internodal length and early maturing type (75 - 80 days).

Kufri Kuber is the Black Scurf resistant variety of Potato. Black scurf is caused by the fungus Rhizoctonia solani, which can exist in the soil in the absence of potatoes.
This variety is released by the central potato research station, Shimla in 1943. It is resistant to black scurf and late blight of potato. Kufri Kuber is a selection from (Solanum curtilobum × S. tuberosum 'Deodara') × S. andi-genum, it matures early and gives good yields of medium-sized, yellow-fleshed tubers. It is best suited for hill and plain regions of India.

KGMR-1, a hybrid of Cabbage crop was released from IARI, New Delhi, India. It is released by AICRP (VC) in year 2005. It is recommended to be grown in Punjab, U.P, Bihar, W.B and Assam.
Cabbage is a very healthy type of green leafy vegetable belonging to the Brassica oleracea species.

Pellagra is due to the deficiency of Niacin.
Pellagra is a disease caused by a lack of the vitamin niacin (vitamin B₃). Symptoms include inflamed skin, diarrhea, dementia and sores in the mouth.
The classic symptoms of pellagra are diarrhea, dermatitis, dementia and death.
Treatment is with either niacin or nicotinamide supplementation. Improvements typically begin within a couple of days.

Angoorlata is a variety of Tomato.
This variety shows significant increase in plant height, when grown in organic ambience. Maximum height attained by Angoorlata was 51.66 cm.
Tomato is an inexpensively most important crop worldwide. The yield per hectare varies significantly according to variety and season. On average, the yield varies from 20 - 25 t/ha. Hybrid varieties may yield up to 50 - 60 t/ha.

Mutant variety of Isabgol is Plantaginaceae. Plantaginaceae, the plantain family, is a family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales.
Isabgol is a crop of cool and dry season. Unseasonable rain or, even high dew deposition during crop maturity can result in total loss of seed. The regions receiving winter rains are thus not suitable for its cultivation. The crop is traditionally grown in light sandy to sandy loam soils.