Evaluation of Mean Performance in Agronomic and Quality Traits of Bottle Gourd [Lagenaria siceraria (Molina)Standl.] Genotypes
Durani Sahar Hassan Tinkie
Division of Vegetable Science, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar-190 025, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Ummyiah H. Masoodi *
Division of Vegetable Science, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar-190 025, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Gowhar Ali
Division of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar-190 025, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Nageena Nazir
Division of Agricultural Statistics, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar-190 025, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Rizwan Rashid
Division of Vegetable Science, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar-190 025, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Gazala Nazir
Division of Vegetable Science, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar-190 025, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Mehnaz Rashid
Division of Vegetable Science, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar-190 025, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Lubna Rasool
Division of Food Science and Technology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar-190 025, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Tasaduq Shabir
Division of Vegetable Science, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar-190 025, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
An experiment was conducted at the Experimental Field of Urban Technological Park (Habbak), Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, during Kharif-2023 to assess forty-one phenotypically diverse bottle gourd genotypes, including two checks, Pusa Naveen and Pusa Santushti, for different agronomic and quality traits. The experiment was laid out in single-factor Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications. The analysis of variance showed significant differences among genotypes for all the traits. The highest fruit yield per hectare was found in SKUA-BG-35 (714.58 q), SKUA-BG-29 (654.36 q), and SKUA-BG-23 (621.77 q). The lowest fruit yield per hectare was obtained in Pusa Naveen (221.21 q), SKUA-BG-36 (237.20 q), and SKUA-BG-14 (316.61 q). The mean fruit yield per hectare over all genotypes was 485.74 q.
Keywords: Bottle gourd, genotypes, fruit yield, mean performance