Mean performance of parents and hybrid for fruit yield and yield contributing traits in bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria (Mol.) Standl.)

Abstract

The present investigations entitled “Mean performance of parents and hybrid for fruit yield and yield contributing traits in bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria (Mol.) Standl.)” were conducted during the zaid seasons of 2022-23 and 2023-24 at the Main Experiment Station (MES) of the Department of Vegetable Science, A.N.D. University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya (U.P.), India. Evaluation was done for different yield and quality traits. The parent NDBG-65-2-1 (5.70 kg) exhibited highest fruit yield per plant followed by Narendra Rashmi (5.59 kg), Kashi Ganga (5.25 kg), NDBG-0-1-1 (4.93 kg) and Pant Lauki-3 (4.72 kg). Among the hybrids, the highest fruit yield per plant exhibited by Narendra Rashmi×Narendra Prabha (6.78 kg) followed by Narendra Rashmi×NDBG-18 (6.56 kg), Pant Lauki-3×Narendra Prabha (6.42), Narendra Rashmi×Narendra Kamna (6.10 kg), Solan Selection-2×NDBG-18 (5.90 kg) in descending order.The above mentioned genotypes may be used as donor parents in hybridization programme for developing high yielding varieties of bottle gourd.