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Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry

Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry

Vol. 7, Issue 2 (2018)

Correlation and characters association studies in bitter gourd (Momordica chantia L.)

Author(s):

Devendra Kumar, Sanjay Kumar, ML Meena, Rakesh Kumar Meena and Pradeep Kumar

Abstract:
The present investigation entitled “Correlation and characters association studies in bitter gourd (Momordica chantia L.)” was carried out at Horticulture Research Farm, Department of Horticulture, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (A Central University), Vidya- Vihar, Rae Bareli Road, Lucknow (U.P.), India during summer season of the year 2014-2015. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design with three replications. The experimental materials consisted fifteen genotypes of bitter gourd i.e. HABG-22, NDBT-07, NDBT-09, Meghana-2, Selection-5, Preethi, Phul Ujjwala, Priya, Nakhara, Pant Karela-1, Hirkani, VRBT-23, Pusa Vishesh, Pusa Ashaudhi and Arka Harit. Correlation coefficient and direct and indirect effect of fruit yield attributing traits, it is clear that for bring out designed improvement towards fruit yield in bitter gourd. Average fruit weight and fruits per vine can be used as direct selection parameters.

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How to cite this article:
Devendra Kumar, Sanjay Kumar, ML Meena, Rakesh Kumar Meena and Pradeep Kumar. Correlation and characters association studies in bitter gourd (Momordica chantia L.). J Pharmacogn Phytochem 2018;7(2):3510-3514.

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