Horticulture and Agro-forestry Research Programme (ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region), Plandu, Tata Road, PO Rajaulatu, Ranchi 834 010.
*Corresponding author's present address: Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal 132 001.
**Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi 221005.
***National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi 110012.
****Central Horticulture Experiment Station, Aiginia, Bhubaneswar 751019.
*****Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad 500 059.
