Vol. 12, Issue 5 (2023)

Author(s):
Vibha Vithal Gaonkar, Dr. Vijay Bahadur, Samir E Topno and Anita Kerketta

Abstract:
The present investigation was undertaken with 10 genotypes of bottle gourd i.e., (AVT-II/2019/BOGVAR-1, AVT-II/2019/BOGVAR-2, AVT-II/2019/BOGVAR-3, AVT-II/2019/BOGVAR-4, AVT-II/2019/BOGVAR-5, AVT-II/2019/BOGVAR-6, RITURAJ (check), GREEN INDIA (check), NATIONAL AGRO (check) AND SHANKAR (check)) for evaluating their performance for various horticultural characters under Prayagraj agro-climatic condition. It was conducted at the horticulture research farm, Department of Horticulture Naini Agriculture Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of agriculture, technology and Sciences (SHUATS), Prayagraj (U.P), during Zaid season 2022-23. The experiment was laid in randomized block design with three replications. The results from the present investigation concluded that Bottle gourd Genotype AVT-II/2019/BOGVAR-6 was recorded maximum number of female flowers (15.66), vine length (221.33 cm), number of fruits per plant(8.88fruits), average yield per plant (5.71kg/plant), average yield per hectare (342.44 q/ha), and maximum Benefit Cost ratio (4.6) which was found more productive and economically viable.