Bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) has been cultivated for millennia for its diverse applications, spanning nutritional, medicinal and utilitarian uses. Genetic diversity in this species underpins its ...

Against the sunset, the thatch-roofed homes along the levee road leading to Bat Trang -- the famed pottery village just outside Hanoi, Vietnam -- look like a shimmering garden of flowering gourds.

Against the sunset, the thatch-roofed homes along the levee road leading to Bat Trang -- the famed pottery village just outside Hanoi, Vietnam -- look like a shimmering garden of flowering gourds.

Commonly known as lau, bottle gourd or calabash has gained so much popularity in the Bangladeshi cuisine that there are even songs about the vegetable! It is usually cooked as a curry with shrimp in ...

Bottle gourd, also known as Dudhi, is a member of the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae, and is native to Africa and Asia. It is a vine plant that produces elongated, bottle-shaped fruits. The fruits vary ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 13, 2005 -- Thick-skinned bottle gourds widely used as containers by prehistoric peoples were likely brought to the Americas some 10,000 years ago by individuals who arrived ...

Different types of gourds each have different health benefits and cooling properties. Dr. Kruti explains what makes each of ...

This unusual shrine transforms a simple vegetable into a symbol of hope, making it a quiet, meaningful stop for exploring the ...