EVALUATION OF FEMALE CLONES OF POINTED GOURD

Abstract

Sixty four famale clones of pointed gourd (Trichosanthes dioica Roxb.) collected from parts of Bihar
and West Bengal showed wide range of variation in vine length, leaf length/breadth, fruit length,
fruit girth, fruit weight, pericarp thickness, number of fruits/plant and fruit yield per plant. Some
promising clones included IC66-1, IC63-1, IC50-4, IC64-2, IC97-2 and IC34-4.