Evaluation of ridge gourd hybrids for growth, yield and quality (Luffa acutangula L.)

The current study, titled "Evaluation of Ridge gourd hybrids for growth, yield and quality (Luffa acutangula L.)," was conducted from 2024 to 2025 at the Vegetable Research Farm, Department of Horticulture, SHUATS, Prayagraj. The experiment was laid out in a randomized block design (RBD) with 15 hybrids, each replicated three times. According to the experimental results from the current study, ridge gourd hybrid H14 (F1 Neha) had the maximum days to germination. The study found that the H13(Mangalam Hybrid seeds) had the highest vine length at last harvest, with the highest days taken to 50% female flowering was recorded in the H14 (F1Neha). The highest days taken to 100% female flowering was recorded in the H14 (F1Neha), while the highest average fruit weight was recorded in the H2 (New LU730). The highest fruit yield (kg/plant) and fruit yield (t/ha) was recorded in the H9 (SW 1211), and the highest TSS (obrix) was recorded in the H9 (SW1211). The study concluded that these ridge gourd hybrids exhibited superiority in terms of growth, yield, and quality traits. The greatest B:C (1: 3.19) ratio was likewise recorded in the H9 (SW 1211) hybrid in Prayagraj agro-climate conditions.