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Evaluation of Bottle Gourd (lagenaria Siceraria) to Growth and Yield

A.F.M. Jamal Uddin
Department of Horticulture, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh

M.I. Tahidul
International University of Business Agriculture technology, Dhaka-1230, Bangladesh

M.S.N. Chowdhury
Department of Agricultural Botany, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh

I.H. Shiam
Department of Agricultural Botany, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

H. Mehraj
Department of Horticulture; Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

An experiment was conducted at Horticulture farm, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University to evaluate the growth and yield performance of eleven (L₁ to L₁₁) bottle gourd lines during the period from November 2013 to March 2014. Maximum vine length (6.8 m), leaf area (975.4 cm²), number of fruit (14.3), fruit length (54.9 cm), single fruit weight (1.43 kg), yield/plant (20.6 kg), yield/plot (82.0 kg) and yield/ha (50.1 ton) was found from L₁₁followed by L₁₀. On the other hand, minimum sex ratio (male to female) (0.21), days to first male flower appearance (37.3) and female flower appearance (41.0) was found from L₁₁.

Keywords: Lagenaria siceraria, Growth, Yield

Location: Horticultural farm, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Start Date: 00-11-2013

End Date: 00-03-2014

Program Area: Variety and Species

Commodity: Bottle gourd

Objectives:

Objective of the study was to evaluate the performance of bottle gourd lines.

Methodology:

An experiment was conducted at Horticultural farm, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh during period from November 2013 to March 2014 to evaluate the performance of bottle gourd lines. Eleven bottle gourd lines were used on the experiment coded from L₁- L₁₁. Seeds were sown on 50 cm × 50 cm × 45 cm sized pit. 2 m × 2 m distance was maintained. Manures and fertilizers were applied as recommended. Data were collected on vine length at harvest, leaf area, chlorophyll content, sex ratio, days to appearance of first male flower, days to appearance of first female flower, number of fruit/plant, fruit length, fruit diameter, single fruit weight, yield/plant, yield/plot and yield/ha. The number of male and female flowers were visually counted and was calculated sex ratio through following formula; Sex ratio = Number of male/number of female flowers. Collected data were analyzed statistically using MSTAT-C computer package programme and mean were calculated. Differences between treatments were evaluated by Least Significance Difference (LSD) test at 5% level of significance.

Source of Information: International Journal of Biosciences, Vol. 5, No. 12, p. 7-11, (2014)

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Funding Source:

1. Government

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Achievement/Findings:

The variety (L₁₁) was the best bottle gourd lines among the lines used on the experiment which was followed by L₁₀. L₁₁ might be used as the used in the farmer’s levels after repeated trial.

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