Evaluation of female clones of pointed gourd
Abstract
Sixty four famale clones of pointed gourd (Trichosanthes dioica Roxb.) collected from parts of Bihar and West Bengal showed wide range of variation in vine length, leaf length/breadth, fruit length, fruit girth, fruit weight, pericarp thickness, number of fruits/plant and fruit yield per plant. Some promising clones included IC66-1, IC63-1, IC50-4, IC64-2, IC97-2 and IC34-4.
Keywords
Pointed gourd, Trichosanthes dioica, dioecious, female clone, evaluation
