Pumpkin F1 Hybrid (private companies, e.g. "Amol")
Several private seed companies sell F1 pumpkin hybrids for earliness and fruit uniformity — one widely traded example is sold as "Amol", giving flat-round, mottled-green-skinned, deep-orange-fleshed fruit of about 2.5 kg.
Quick facts
- Crop
- Pumpkin (Kaddu)
- Type
- Hybrid
- Season
- Zaid / summer
- Maturity period
- 85–90 days
- Expected yield
- Claimed by the seller; not independently verified
- Suitable soil
- Loam
- Disease resistance
- Not independently verified
Actual yield depends on sowing time, soil, irrigation, weather, seed quality and crop management.
About this variety
Alongside the government-released open-pollinated varieties, several private seed companies trade F1 pumpkin hybrids bred for earliness and fruit uniformity rather than open-field breeding by a public institute. One widely listed example, sold under the trade name "Amol" (Sahavi Hybrid Seeds and similar traders), gives a flat-round fruit of about 2.5 kg with mottled green skin and deep orange flesh, reaching maturity in about 85–90 days according to the seller's own product listing. Because these are private commercial products rather than institute releases, there is no independent public trial data behind the yield and disease-tolerance claims — treat the seller's figures as a starting point to verify locally, not as an established fact the way an ICAR or state-university release's figures are.
Should you pick this variety?
Choose this hybrid only if a buyer wants uniform, flat-round fruit of about 2.5 kg and you can pay for fresh seed every season. The 85–90 days and the yield come from the seller, not from a public trial. If you want a figure you can check, choose Kashi Harit (IIVR, 300–350 q/ha) or Pusa Vishwas. Buy one packet first, keep the bill, and grow a trial strip next to an open-pollinated variety before you put the whole field on it.
Sowing & cultivation
Advantages & considerations
Why farmers may choose it
- Earliest maturity claimed among the varieties listed here (~85–90 days)
- Bred for fruit uniformity, useful where buyers want a consistent look
- Widely available through pan-India seed dealer networks
Things to consider
- No independent public trial data — verify yield and disease-tolerance claims locally before relying on them
- Hybrid seed costs far more per kilogram than open-pollinated varieties and must be bought fresh every season
Suitable regions
States this variety is recommended for — check locally, since a state can have more than one recommended zone.
- sold pan-India through seed dealers
Run a trial strip before you trust the packet
Nothing about this hybrid's yield, days or disease tolerance has been checked by a public institute. Every number on the packet is the seller's.
So test it the cheap way. Sow one strip of the hybrid and one strip of an open-pollinated variety such as Kashi Harit on the same day, in the same soil, with the same water and manure.
Write down the sowing date, first picking date, number of fruit per plant and the weight of ten fruits from each strip. After one season you will know whether the extra seed cost pays on your land. If it does not, you have lost one strip, not one field.
Where the planting material comes from
This is a hybrid, so seed kept from your own harvest will not breed true. The next crop comes up uneven in height, maturity and yield. Buy fresh certified seed every season and keep the bag tag until harvest.
How it compares with other varieties
Every Pumpkin (Kaddu) variety with a page on this site, side by side. The row for this page is highlighted.
| Variety | Best for | Maturity | Yield | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambili | Sweet, soft-fleshed curry pumpkin for Kerala | 95–110 days | 200–250 q/ha | Kerala |
| Arka Chandan | Compact bush pumpkin for small plots | 115–120 days | ~330 q/ha | Karnataka, southern plains |
| Arka Suryamukhi | Fruit-fly-tolerant pumpkin for the south | 100–110 days | ~340 q/ha | Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh |
| CO 2 | TNAU standard pumpkin for Tamil Nadu | 135 days | 23–25 t/ha | Tamil Nadu |
| Kashi Harit | Early short-vine pumpkin for green-fruit sale | About 65 days of crop duration | 300–350 q/ha | Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand |
| Pumpkin F1 Hybrid (private companies, e.g. "Amol")this page | Early private F1 hybrid, claims not independently verified | 85–90 days | Claimed by the seller; not independently verified | sold pan-India through seed dealers |
| Pusa Vishwas | Heavy-yield golden-fleshed pumpkin, about 120 days, many states | About 120 days | 400–425 q/ha | Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra |
Tools for this crop
The numbers you need next: how much seed to buy, whether the lot germinates, what the fertilizer bill looks like and what Pumpkin (Kaddu) is selling for.
- Seed Rate CalculatorHow much seed your Pumpkin (Kaddu) plot needs, corrected for the germination of the lot you bought.
- Germination CalculatorTest 100 seeds from the bag before sowing and see whether the lot is fit to sow.
- Seed Variety FinderFilter every Pumpkin (Kaddu) variety on this site by state, season, duration and soil.
- Fertilizer CalculatorTurn the NPK recommendation for Pumpkin (Kaddu) into bags of urea, DAP and MOP for your field size.
- Crop CalendarMonth-by-month sowing, weeding, irrigation and harvest dates for Pumpkin (Kaddu) in your state.
- Crop Profit CalculatorPut your seed, labour and input costs against the yield you expect from this variety.
- Mandi Price CheckerToday's Pumpkin (Kaddu) rate in your nearest mandi, before you fix a price with a trader.
Subsidy and government support
Schemes that help with the cost of Pumpkin (Kaddu) seed or planting material. Rules and the application route are on each scheme page.
Frequently asked questions
Can I save seed from a pumpkin F1 hybrid?
No. Seed from an F1 fruit does not give plants like the parent, so fruit shape, size and yield vary. Buy fresh seed every season.
Is the 85–90 day claim reliable?
It comes from the seller's own product listing and no independent trial confirms it. In your trial strip, note the sowing date and the day of first picking, and plan your market date from that.
Which company's seed is this?
Several private companies sell F1 pumpkin hybrids, and 'Amol' is one trade name traders list. Look at the packet for the company name, lot number and test date, and ask the dealer which company made it.
How is it different from Kashi Harit?
Kashi Harit is an open-pollinated IIVR variety with a published 300–350 q/ha, green spherical fruit of 2.5–3 kg at the green stage, and seed you can save. This hybrid is flat-round, mottled green, about 2.5 kg, with no public yield figure and seed you must rebuy.
What should I ask the dealer before buying?
Ask for the company name, a photo of the fruit, which state it was grown in, and whether any trial result is in writing. Ask what the shop will do if the seed does not germinate. Keep the packet and bill till harvest.