Evaluation of yield parameters and quality characteristics in bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.)

Abstract

The present study was conducted at the College of Horticulture and Forestry, Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj during the Zaid season of 2023. Planting material consisted of 36 genotypes of bitter gourd along with one check namely Kashi Pratistha laid out in Randomized Block Design with three replications. Evaluation was done for different yield and quality traits. Among the test entries, range for fruit yield per plant varied from 1177.98 g to 3510.91 g and it was highest in NDBG-16/22 (3510.91 g/plant) followed by NDBG-11/22 (3362.24) and NDBG-14/22 (3255.38) performed better over the check, while it was lowest in V-204 (1177.98/plant). number of fruits per plant, average fruit weight, vine length, number of primary branches per plant, ascorbic acid content and dry weight was found to be maximum in NDBG-16/22 having value (34.35), (102.21 g), (3.25 m), (3.35), (119.20 mg/100 g) and (5.60 g) respectively.