Vol. 11, Issue 12 (2022)

Author(s):
LB Thulasiram, SA Ranpise and MN Bhalekar

Abstract:
A field experiment was conducted at All India Coordinated Research Project on Vegetable Crops, Department of Horticulture, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Dist. Ahmednagar (M.S.) with randomized block design with two replications during summer season, 2022. The evaluation of F₃ progenies of cross-1 Arka sumeet x Konkan harita and along with two parents of ridge gourd. The eighteen characters for variability studied that. The high GCV and high PCV observed characters number of branches per vine, fruit yield per vine, fruit yield per plot and fruit yield per ha indicating high variability available for these characters for further improvement and the high heritability coupled with high genetic advance as percent of mean was observed for the characters number of branches per vine, node number at which first female flower appeared, number of pickings, weight of fruit, number of fruits per vine, fruit yield per vine, fruit yield per plot and fruit yield per ha. Indicating that these characters were least influenced by the environmental effects and governed by additive gene action. Hence, better scope for improvement through selection.