Vol. 7, Issue 3 (2019)
Evaluation of ash gourd (Benincasa hispida) (Thunb.) (Cogn.) genotypes for growth and yield under pandal system of cultivation
Author(s): Rakesh Tadkal, A Beaulah, V Krishnamoorthy and K Thangaraj
Abstract: The present investigation was carried out at the College Orchard, Department of Horticulture, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Madurai during (Oct 2018–Feb 2019) with the objective to identify suitable ash gourd genotype for short fruited and high yielding under pandal system of cultivation. Among thirteen genotypes evaluated, G-12 exhibited highest vine length (3.74m), the genotype G-12 showed highest internodal length (12.13 cm), highest number of internodes was observed in the genotype G12 (51.40), G-9 exhibited highest number of branches (13.20). The genotype G-1 exhibited the lowest node number for first male flower (13.3) on contrast to this the genotype G-2 exhibited the lowest node number for first female flower (15.45). Earliness in terms of days to appearance of the male and female flower was observed in the genotype G-1 and G-2 (59 and 61.8 days respectively). Days to 50% flowering was earlier in the genotype G-3 (60.5days). The narrow sex ratio (5.01) was observed in the genotype G-6 under pandal system. The highest fruit weight was recoded in the genotype G-6 (2.60 kg fruit-1) and the lowest fruit weight was observed in the genotype G-5 (0.61 kg fruit-1) in pandal system. The genotype G-5 recorded the highest number of fruits per vine (6.6) and the genotype G-6 recorded the lowest number of fruits (2.1). The genotype G-12 exhibited the highest yield per plant (6.72 kg plant-1), yield per plot (67.2 kg) and yield per hectare (16.8t ha-1) while G-5 exhibited lowest values under pandal system of cultivation.
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Rakesh Tadkal, A Beaulah, V Krishnamoorthy, K Thangaraj. Evaluation of ash gourd (Benincasa hispida) (Thunb.) (Cogn.) genotypes for growth and yield under pandal system of cultivation. Int J Chem Stud 2019;7(3):2933-2937.
