Vol. 11, Issue 6 (2022)

Author(s):
Chandrakant Kurre, Vijay Bahadur, Samir Ebson Topno and Anita Kerketta

Abstract:
An Experiment on ridge gourd was conducted during February to May 2021, in Horticulture Research field, Department of Horticulture, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, and Technology & Sciences Prayagraj (U.P) India. The results of the investigation, regarding the performance of the 10 genotypes of Ridge gourd i.e. RIGVAR-1, RIGVAR-2, RIGVAR-3, RIGVAR-4, RIGVAR-5, RIGVAR-6, RIGVAR-7, KASHI SHIVANI obtained from source of IIVR VARANASI and FAIZABADI, JAIPURI LONG obtained from different sources to find out the best performance in terms of growth and yield in Prayagraj agro-climatic conditions. The experiment was conducted in Randomized Block design, were each genotype replicated thrice the results from the present investigation concluded that Ridge gourd genotype RIGVAR-5 was recorded with minimum sex ratio (21.12), average fruit weight (173.53 g), average fruit yield (1.68 kg/plant), average fruit yield (149.69 q/ha) and with maximum Benefit cost ratio of 1.9.