Bitter Melon—an Asian Vegetable Expanding in Florida
Six-foot tall trellis systems providing support for bitter melon vines
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Momordica Bitter Melon
HS1271

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Liu, Guodong, Qingren Wang, Yuncong Li, David Dinkins, Bonnie Wells, and Yuqi Cui. 2016. “Bitter Melon—an Asian Vegetable Expanding in Florida: HS1271/HS1271, 12/2015”. EDIS 2016 (1). Gainesville, FL:7. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-hs1271-2015.

Abstract

Bitter melon is a tropical and subtropical vegetable crop with long climbing vines which is widely cultivated in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean. The unripe fruit is used as a vegetable with a pleasantly bitter taste. This 7-page fact sheet provides an overview of this plant as well as recommendations for individuals in Florida who are interested in growing it. Written by Guodong Liu, Qingren Wang, Yuncong Li, David Dinkins, Bonnie Wells, and Yuqi Cui, and published by the UF Department of Horticultural Sciences, December 2015.  

HS1271/HS1271: Bitter Melon—an Asian Vegetable Expanding in Florida (ufl.edu)

https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-hs1271-2015
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