Vol. 11, Issue 10 (2022)

Author(s):
Manjulapur Sampath Reddy, P Prasanth, D Laxminarayana and P Saidaiah

Abstract:
The experiments were conducted at Vegetable Research Farm, College of Horticulture, Mojerla, SKLTSHU, Hyderabad (Telangana) during Rabi season of 2017-18. Twenty seven bitter gourd genotypes were studied for evaluation of correlation and path co-efficient analysis of fruits yield and Yield attributes in bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.). Fruit yield per vine exhibited high positive and significant correlation with vine length, average fruit weight, fruit length, number of fruits per vine, fruit weight, fruit diameter and number of seeds per fruit. It was observed that with increase in vine length, there is corresponding increase in average fruit weight, number of fruits per vine, fruit diameter, fruit length and number of seeds per fruit. Path coefficient analysis of different yield and yield contributing traits on fruit yield per plant revealed with number of primary branches per vine, days to first male and female flower appearance, nodes at which first male and female flower appearance, days to first and last fruit harvest, average fruit weight, fruit fly infestation per cent and 100 seed weight exhibited positive direct effects on fruit yield these characters play a major role in recombination breeding and suggested that direct selection based on these traits will be rewarded for crop improvement of bitter gourd.