Performance of Bottle Gourd Genotypes for Earlinees and Yield Under Chhattisgarh Plains

An experiment was conducted at Horticulture, Research cum Instructional Farm at Department of Horticulture, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur (C.G.) during Kharif season (2014–15) with the objective to find out suitable bottle gourd genotype for earliness and yield under Chhattisgarh plains. Among thirty one genotypes, the genotype IBG 11 was noted for earliness (44 DAT) for days to 50% flowering and the same genotype was also noted for early male flowering i.e. 19.33. The genotype IBG 10 exhibited early fruit setting (51 DAT) and also noted for early harvesting i.e. 63 DAT. Maximum number of fruits per plant (24) was recorded in IBG11. Studies revealed that the genotypes IBG 10, IBG11, IBG 12, IBG 17 and IBG 25 were found to be promising for earliness and fruit yield.