Vol. 12, Issue 10 (2023)

Author(s):
Vipin, Dr. Mamta Pathak, Shailendra Kumar, Shubham Kumar, Bhalani Ravikumar Bharatbhai and Mukesg Chandra Joshi

Abstract:
The present study was conducted at the College of Horticulture and Forestry, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana during the summer season of 2021-22. Plant material consisted of 49 advance breeding lines of bitter gourd including 2 checks namely Punjab-15 (local check) and Prachi (commercial check) in simple lattice design of 7x7 with two replications. Evaluation was done for different morphological traits. The observations were recorded for seven morphological characters. Morphological characterization showed wide variability for fruit shape and fruit skin colour. In case of fruit shape eighteen genotypes possessed spindle, twenty-five genotypes elliptical, five genotypes conical and one genotype globular fruit shape. Colour of fruit skin varied from dark green to milky white. Six genotypes namely PAUBG-236, PAUBG-301, PAUBG-331, PAUBG-265, PAUBG-336 and Prachi had dark green, 38 green, PAUBG-338 light green and four genotypes milky white fruit skin colour.