Gac
SpeciesMomordica cochinchinensis
Also called gac melon, red melon, spiny bitter gourd, sweet gourd, cochinchin gourd
Connections
Fact sheet
every fact quoted from its source“Gac fruit, also known as baby jackfruit, is a tropical fruit native to Southeast Asia.” — Gac Fruit (Or Baby Jackfruit ) Irrigation Guide - Water Requirements & System Selection | DripPro | DripPro
“The typical time frame for germination is around 7 to 14 days.” — Grow Your Own Superfruit: How Long Does it Take to Grow Gac Fruit? - PlantPropagation.org
“Season: Mar – Aug (120 days)” — Gac Fruit (Or Baby Jackfruit ) Irrigation Guide - Water Requirements & System Selection | DripPro | DripPro
“Water Need 120 days” — Gac Fruit (Or Baby Jackfruit ) Irrigation Guide - Water Requirements & System Selection | DripPro | DripPro
“Optimal pH range: 6.0 – 7.5” — Gac Fruit (Or Baby Jackfruit ) Irrigation Guide - Water Requirements & System Selection | DripPro | DripPro
“Frost Tolerance: Low frost tolerance” — Gac Fruit (Or Baby Jackfruit ) Irrigation Guide - Water Requirements & System Selection | DripPro | DripPro
“Quality Factors: Size, color, sugar content” — Gac Fruit (Or Baby Jackfruit ) Irrigation Guide - Water Requirements & System Selection | DripPro | DripPro
“Its seeds are also edible and nutritious.” — Gac Fruit (Or Baby Jackfruit ) Irrigation Guide - Water Requirements & System Selection | DripPro | DripPro
“Powdery mildew is a fungal disease” — Gac Disease Management | Effective Strategies for Gac Disease Management with agrownet
Who grows this
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Where this comes from
- Name and place in the family tree: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (CC BY 4.0)
- Linked record: Wikidata (CC0)
- Wikipedia: Gac
- Fact sheet: 3 source pages, read and quoted by the OmniGrowers Librarian