Vol. 12, Issue 3 (2023)

Author(s):
Shani Kumar and GC Yadav

Abstract:
The present investigation was carried out to obtain information based on per se performances of parents and their combinations for genetic improvement in bottle gourd. Ten promising genotypes with three testers were crossed in Linex Tester manner. TheF₁’shybrid in bottle gourd was evaluated in Randomized Complete Block Design (RBD) with three replications for twenty four yield and yield attributing traits during Zaid 2020-21 (Y₁) and 2021-22 (Y₂) at the Main Experimental Station (MES), Department of Vegetable Science, Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Narendra Nagar, Kumarganj, Ayodhya (U.P.) India. The study evident that highly significant differences were observed for most of the traits under study. Based on per se performance, parent Kashi Ganga (4.61 kg) exhibited the highest fruit yield per plant followed byNDBG-517 (4.45 kg) and NDBG-83-1 (4.06 kg). The per se performance of crosses i.e. Punjab Komal x Narendra Jyoti (7.78 kg) followed by HAU-22 x Narendra Jyoti (7.09 kg) and HAU-22 x Narendra Pooja (7.01 kg) produced significantly higher fruit yield per plant than the general mean. These hybrids may be exploited as a new variety after selection and subjected to multi-locational trials for their release as cultivation on a commercial scale.