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Investigating Mineral Accumulation and Seed Vigor Potential in Bottle Gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) through Crossbreeding Timing

Authors

  • Anurag Malik Department of Seed Science & Technology, College of Agriculture, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125004, Haryana, India
  • Virender Mor Department of Seed Science & Technology, College of Agriculture, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125004, Haryana, India
  • Himani Punia Department of Sciences, Chandigarh School of Business, Chandigarh Group of Colleges, Jhanjeri, Mohali 140307, Punjab, India
  • D Duhan Department of Vegetable Science, College of Agriculture, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125004, Haryana, India
  • Axay Bhuker Department of Seed Science & Technology, College of Agriculture, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125004, Haryana, India
  • Jayanti Tokas Department of Biochemistry, College of Basic Sciences & Humanities, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125004, Haryana, India
  • Mohamed El-Sheikh Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; [email protected]
  • Tariq Shah Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research, Theodor-Leiserstr 4, 06120 Halle, Germany

Keywords:

bottle gourd, crossing periods, crude protein, quality, temperature, nutrition

Abstract

Bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) is a well-known cucurbit with an active functional ingredient. A two-year field experiment was carried out at the Research Farm of Seed Science and Technology, CCS HAU, Hisar, in a randomized block design during the Kharif season (Kharif is one of the two major cropping seasons in India and other South Asian countries, heavily reliant on monsoon rains with the other being Rabi) and the summer season. Five different crossing periods (CP), viz. CP1, CP2, CP3, CP4, and CP5, were considered to illustrate the effects of agro-climatic conditions on the quality and biochemical components of two bottle gourd parental lines and one hybrid, HBGH-35. The average mean temperature for the Kharif season in 2017 was 31.7 °C, and for the summer season, it was 40.1 °C. Flowers were tagged weekly from the start of the crossing period until the end and harvested separately at different times. The fruits harvested from different crossing periods under different environmental conditions influenced the bottle gourd’s qualitative and biochemical traits and showed significant variations among the five crossing period environments. A positive significance and correlation were observed between weather variables and different biochemical characteristics. Henceforth, the CP4 crossing period at a temperature of 31.7 °C retained high-quality seed development, which may be essential in enhancing agricultural productivity and the national economy. Keywords: bottle gourd, crossing periods, crude protein, quality, temperature, nutrition

Author Biographies

Anurag Malik, Department of Seed Science & Technology, College of Agriculture, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125004, Haryana, India

Conceptualization, Methodology, Investigation, Writing – original draft

Virender Mor, Department of Seed Science & Technology, College of Agriculture, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125004, Haryana, India

Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Data curation, Supervision

Himani Punia, Department of Sciences, Chandigarh School of Business, Chandigarh Group of Colleges, Jhanjeri, Mohali 140307, Punjab, India

Methodology, Investigation, Data curation, Writing – original draft

Axay Bhuker, Department of Seed Science & Technology, College of Agriculture, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125004, Haryana, India

Formal analysis, Data curation, Supervision

Jayanti Tokas, Department of Biochemistry, College of Basic Sciences & Humanities, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125004, Haryana, India

Visualization, Supervision

Mohamed El-Sheikh, Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; [email protected]

Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Tariq Shah, Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research, Theodor-Leiserstr 4, 06120 Halle, Germany

Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

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