Evaluation of bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria L.) hybrids under Prayagraj agro climatic condition

Abstract

An experiment entitled “Varietal Evaluation of Bottle Gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) Hybrids” was conducted at Horticulture Research Farm, Department of Horticulture, Sam Higginbottom University of Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh during Zaid 2023. In which 10 hybrid varieties with three replication each of Bottle gourd viz. 2021/BOGHYB-1, 2021/BOGHYB-2, 2021/BOGHYB-3, 2021/BOGHYB-4, 2021/BOGHYB-5, 2021/BOGHYB-6, 2021/BOGHYB-7, SEMINIS(SHRADDHA), VNR (SARITA) and NEERAV were evaluated among each other’s for quality, growth parameter and quantity parameters. In which among all the hybrids used in the experiment the best and most promising variety was found to be 2021/BOGHYB-3 in all the aspects i.e. Vine length (330.91 cm), Fruits per vine (8.66), fruit weight (0.98kg), Yield (24.89 t/h), Cost benefit ratio (6.69).