Author(s): Prathavi Raj Meena, Anil Kumar, Pooja Meena, Vipin, Virendra Kumar and Agnivesh Yadav

Abstract: The present study was conducted at the College of Horticulture and Forestry, Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture & Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya during the summer season of 2022-23. Plant material consisted of 22 genotypes of sponge gourd including 1 check namely Pusa Chikni in simple lattice design of 3x0.5 m² with three replications. Evaluation was done for different yield and quality traits. Among the test entries, range for fruit yield per plant varied from 0.65 to 0.96 and it was highest in the genotype NDSG-23-8 (0.96) followed by NVSG-2 (0.96), Pusa Chikni (0.93) and NDSG-23-1 (0.89) and lowest in the genotype NVSG-16 (0.65) kg/plant, number of fruits per plant, fruit length, fruit weight, respectively.

DOI: 10.33545/26174693.2024.v8.i7k.1613