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==Research== [[File:Gourd image.jpg|thumb|An [[India]]n gourd]] Scientists in India have been working on crossbreeding six members of the ''[[Momordica]]'' (bitter gourd) genus found in India to reduce the unpleasant taste while retaining the nutritional and medicinal values of the plants. These include [[Momordica dioica|Teasle gourd (''Momordica dioica'')]], [[Spine gourd]] (''[[Momordica subangulata]]''), Sweet gourd (''[[Momordica cochinchinensis]]''), balsam apple (''[[Momordica balsamina]]'') and ''Momordica sahyadrica''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/bitter-gets-better-39103|title=Bitter gets better|last=S.|first=Indu Mathi|date=2012-09-30|website=Down To Earth|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022001546/http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/bitter-gets-better|archive-date=2012-10-22|url-status=live|access-date=2012-12-21}}</ref>
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