Krishi Vigyan Kendra, SAS Nagar (Mohali) Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, 141001 (Punjab)
*Corresponding Author's Email: munish_uhf@yahoo.co.in
Online published on 9 January, 2020.
An experiment was conducted at twenty two farmer's field by Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Mohali during the year 2016–2017 to find out suitable bottle gourd genotype for yield and related traits under agro climatic conditions of Mohali district of Punjab. Three bottle gourd genotypes were evaluated for different characters like days taken for first harvest, fruit length, fruit girth, number of fruits/vine and fruit yield. In addition, economics for raising crop along with benefit cost ratio was also determined. Among three varieties, Punjab Barkat was observed best for earliness (48), maximum number of fruits per vine (12), maximum fruit length (30 cm) and maximum yield (478.75 q/ha). Punjab Barkat was also found to be having maximum BC ratio of 3.93 followed by Punjab Komal (3.58) and farmer's practice (3.16).
Bottle gourd, Evaluation, Fruit, Yield
