Vol. 17 No. 2
Heterosis studies in bottle gourd [Lagenaria siceraria (Mol.) Standley.]
Author(s): E. RAMBABU, A.R. MANDAL, S. P. DAS, P. HAZRA AND U. THAPA
Abstract: A field experiment was conducted at Mondouri, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal, India in experimental fields of horticultural research station during spring summer seasons of 2015, 2016 and 2017 with three replications in a Randomized Block Design. Studies were conducted to assess heterosis for yield and yield traits in bottle gourd. The crossing was performed in 6 x 6 half diallel fashion and fifteen hybrids were realized, out of which, four hybrids demonstrated significant heterosis on top of the better parent for yield trait per vine. The four crosses in the order of their performance were Pusa Sandesh x Arka Bahar, RJBGC-140 x Pusa Samridhi, BOGVAR-2 x Arka Bahar and Arka Bahar x RJBGC-140, which may be utilized for commercial trials after undergoing stability analysis.
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