Studies on heterosis in bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.)

The present investigation entitled studies on heterosis for yield and its components of bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) using 9 parents and 1 standard variety and their 36 crosses for 11 quantitive traits was carried out in summer and rainy seasons of 2015. The analysis of variance for experimental design revealed the existence of adequate genetic variability in experimental material for all traits under study.