Heterosis in Bottle Gourd (Lagenaria siceraria (Mol.) Standl.) Sharma DR1, Choudhary MR2,*, Jakhar ML3, Dadheech S4 1 Assistant Professor (Horticulture), Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India 2 Associate Professor, Department of Horticulture, S.K.N. College of Agriculture, Jobner, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India 3 Associate Professor, Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, S.K.N. College of Agriculture, Jobner, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India 4 Subject Matter Specialist (Horticulture), Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Bhilwara, Rajasthan, India * Email id: mrcrau@gmail.com
Abstract Twenty-eight F1 hybrids derived from eight diverse bottle gourd genotypes were evaluated in randomised block design with three replications during kharif 2003–04 to study the heterosis over better parents and check hybrid INDAM 204. The hybrid Pusa Naveen x NDBG 104, Pusa Naveen x UL-6 and Pusa Naveen x NDBG 140 were found to be the most promising and manifested heterobeltiosis of 84.95%, 76.02% and 51.26% and standard heterosis of 37.33%, 20.16% and 31.34%, respectively, for fruit yield per plant. Therefore, these three hybrids were identified for evaluation at multi-location and commercial exploitation. Top Keywords Bottle gourd, Heterosis, Heterobeltiosis, Hybrid. Top |