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Inheritance of Andromonoecy in Ridge Gourd (Luffa acutangula Roxb.) L.


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1 Division of Vegetable Crops, ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hessaraghatta Lake Post, Bengaluru 560 089, India
 

Ridge gourd [Luffa acutangula (Roxb.) L.], is one of the most important vegetables grown throughout the year in all the tropical regions especially in Asian and African countries. It is rich in vitamin A, C and iron. A variety of sex forms, with different genetic mechanisms, were reported in cucurbitaceous crops.
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  • Inheritance of Andromonoecy in Ridge Gourd (Luffa acutangula Roxb.) L.

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B. Varalakshmi
Division of Vegetable Crops, ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hessaraghatta Lake Post, Bengaluru 560 089, India
Y. Suchitha
Division of Vegetable Crops, ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hessaraghatta Lake Post, Bengaluru 560 089, India

Abstract


Ridge gourd [Luffa acutangula (Roxb.) L.], is one of the most important vegetables grown throughout the year in all the tropical regions especially in Asian and African countries. It is rich in vitamin A, C and iron. A variety of sex forms, with different genetic mechanisms, were reported in cucurbitaceous crops.


DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv110%2Fi11%2F2060-2062