Botanical Description of Bitter Gourd

Asna, A.C.; Joseph, Jiji; John, K. Joseph

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-15062-4_2

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“…Uniform and rapid germination is an important factor contributing to yield, quality, and ultimately the profit to the vegetable farmers [ 7 ]. Because of the thick seed coat, the seed consumes water gradually resulting in sluggish germination and hence field emergence is always a problem in bitter gourd, even with the seed having high germinability [ 8 ]. To overcome this problem, several techniques have been practiced and priming is one of them.…”

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Effect of seed hydro-priming durations on germination and seedling growth of bitter gourd (Momordica charantia)

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The yield and quality of an annual crop are highly dependent on uniform and rapid germination of the seeds. In case of bitter gourd (Momordica charantia), the germination and field emergence is always a problem as seeds have thick and hard seed coat. Pre-sowing hydro-priming is one of the most suitable, affordable, easily available, and cost-effective techniques in breaking down seed dormancy to enhance germination. Hence, a field experiment was conducted in Surkhet district of Nepal 2020 to assess the effect of different hydro-priming duration on germination and seedling growth of bitter gourd. The experiment was laid out in single factor Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with four replications and seven treatments including different hydro-priming durations (T0: control, T1: 6 hours, T2: 12 hours, T3: 18 hours, T4: 24 hours, T5: 36 hours and T6: 48 hours) of bitter gourd seeds of Palee variety, the most popular variety among the farmers. The highest water uptake and germination were found in 48 hours of seed hydro-primed seeds whereas the lowest water uptake and germination were observed on non-primed seeds. Similarly, the tallest seedling, most vigorous seedling in terms of seedling vigour index I and II was observed in 48 hours hydro-primed seeds followed by 36 hours of seed hydro-priming and shortest seedling and the least vigorous seedling in control. Thus 48 hours of seed hydro-priming was found to be effective for increasing germination and seedling growth in bitter gourd, which needs to be further investigated under large, open-field conditions with different varieties.

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“…Bitter gourd ( Momordica charantia L.) is the Neglected and Underutilized Cucurbit Species (NUCuS) of the cucurbitaceae family with somatic chromosome number 22 and is raised for its unripe tuberculate fruits, which have a distinctively bitter flavor [ [1] , [2] , [3] , [4] , [5] , [6] , [7] ]. It is a lush, climbing vine with somewhat silky stalks adorned with deeply lobed, dark green leaves and yellow dioecious blooms [ 4 , 8 , 9 ]. Bitter gourd domestication most likely originated in Eastern Asia, particularly in the eastern part of India or the southern zone of China [ [10] , [11] , [12] ].…”

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“…Bitter gourd represents a warm-season vegetable that grows well in subtropical as well as hot-arid areas but is vulnerable to mild frost [ [19] , [20] , [21] ]. Optimal vine development occurs within a temperature range of 25–30 °C [ 4 ] and flourishes in well-drained sandy to sandy loam soils, with a recommended soil pH range of 4.3–8.7 [ 22 ]. In the plains, the summer season crop is typically planted between January and February, while the rainy season crop is planted in May.…”

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Effectiveness of different combinations of urea and vermicompost on yield of bitter gourd (Momordica charantia)

Ghimire¹,

Dhami²,

Shrestha³

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“…It is widely grown around the nation, primarily in the summer. Its immature fruit, which also functions as a blood purifier and is very helpful to diabetics, is a great source of nutritional fiber, minerals, and vitamins (C and A) [1]. It also possesses anti-carcinogenic qualities and can be employed as a cytostatic drug against several cancer types [2].…”

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Influence of Salicylic Acid and Gibberelic Acid on Germination and Growth of Bitter Gourd, Momordica charantia L.

Rauf

Ullah²,

Kabir³

et al. 2022

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Aim: Uniform and rapid germination and growth is a major barrier to successful crop production of bitter gourd, a major summer vegetable of Bangladesh. Seed priming with different signaling molecules can efficiently confer this problem. Therefore, the present study was conducted to explore the potentiality of different signaling molecules such as salicylic acid (SA) and gibberelic acid (GA3) to increase germination and growth of bitter gourd. Place and Duration of the Study: The study was conducted in the Department of Seed Science and Technology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, from September-October, 2022. Methodology: The bitter gourd seeds were soaked in 1mM, 2mM and 3mM GA3, and 3mM, 6mM and 9mM SA solutions for 1 hour. The untreated seeds were used as control. Seeds were germinated in petri dishes and data on germination was collected. Then seedlings were transplanted to pot after 7 days to record growth parameters at 15th day of establishment. Results: The experiment's findings indicated that lower concentrations of SA and GA3 had a beneficial effect, however greater levels significantly reduced the bitter gourd's ability to germinate and develop in comparison to the control. Findings of the study showed priming concentrations of 3mM SA, 6mM SA, and 1mM GA3, markedly improved the germination percentage, shoot and root length, seedling vigour, and fresh and dry weight of the shoot and root, RWC of bitter gourd. Conclusion: Pretreatment with SA and GA3 was observed to be relatively more efficient in increasing germination of bitter gourd compared with control. Overall, this study suggests that bitter gourd seed priming 3mM SA, 6mM SA, and 1mM GA3 can improve germination and growth.

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Botanical Description of Bitter Gourd

Cited by 6 publications

References 38 publications

Effect of seed hydro-priming durations on germination and seedling growth of bitter gourd (Momordica charantia)

Effect of seed hydro-priming durations on germination and seedling growth of bitter gourd (Momordica charantia)

Effectiveness of different combinations of urea and vermicompost on yield of bitter gourd (Momordica charantia)

Influence of Salicylic Acid and Gibberelic Acid on Germination and Growth of Bitter Gourd, Momordica charantia L.

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