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Article

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

by
Anurag Malik
1,2,
Virender Singh Mor
1,*,†,
Himani Punia
3,4,*,†,
D. S. Duhan
5,
Axay Bhuker
1,
Jayanti Tokas
4,
Mohamed A. El-Sheikh
6 and
Tariq Shah
7
1
Department of Seed Science & Technology, College of Agriculture, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125004, Haryana, India
2
Division of Research and Innovation, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun 248007, Uttarakhand, India
3
Department of Sciences, Chandigarh School of Business, Chandigarh Group of Colleges, Jhanjeri, Mohali 140307, Punjab, India
4
Department of Biochemistry, College of Basic Sciences & Humanities, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125004, Haryana, India
5
Department of Vegetable Science, College of Agriculture, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125004, Haryana, India
6
Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
7
Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research, Theodor-Leiserstr 4, 06120 Halle, Germany
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
†
These authors contributed equally to this work.
Plants 2023, 12(23), 3998; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12233998
Submission received: 29 July 2023 / Revised: 17 November 2023 / Accepted: 20 November 2023 / Published: 28 November 2023
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Genetic and Environmental Factors Affecting Seed Germination)
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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 bottle gourd; crossing periods; crude protein; quality; temperature; nutrition

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Malik, A.; Mor, V.S.; Punia, H.; Duhan, D.S.; Bhuker, A.; Tokas, J.; El-Sheikh, M.A.; Shah, T. Investigating Mineral Accumulation and Seed Vigor Potential in Bottle Gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) through Crossbreeding Timing. Plants 2023, 12, 3998. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12233998

AMA Style

Malik A, Mor VS, Punia H, Duhan DS, Bhuker A, Tokas J, El-Sheikh MA, Shah T. Investigating Mineral Accumulation and Seed Vigor Potential in Bottle Gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) through Crossbreeding Timing. Plants. 2023; 12(23):3998. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12233998

Chicago/Turabian Style

Malik, Anurag, Virender Singh Mor, Himani Punia, D. S. Duhan, Axay Bhuker, Jayanti Tokas, Mohamed A. El-Sheikh, and Tariq Shah. 2023. "Investigating Mineral Accumulation and Seed Vigor Potential in Bottle Gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) through Crossbreeding Timing" Plants 12, no. 23: 3998. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12233998

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Malik, A., Mor, V. S., Punia, H., Duhan, D. S., Bhuker, A., Tokas, J., El-Sheikh, M. A., & Shah, T. (2023). Investigating Mineral Accumulation and Seed Vigor Potential in Bottle Gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) through Crossbreeding Timing. Plants, 12(23), 3998. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12233998

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