To address the complex challenges faced by our planet such as rapidly changing climate
patterns, food and nutritional insecurities, and the escalating world population, the …

The vegetable Momordica charantia L., Cucurbitaceae, is known variously as bitter gourd,
balsam pear, bitter melon, bitter cucumber, and African cucumber (Heiser 1979). Although it …

Cucurbits constitute the largest group of fruit vegetables, are widely distributed, and are
consumed for dessert as well as vegetable purposes in tropical and subtropical parts of the …

A wide range of variation in sex forms ranging from the primitive hermaphrodite to the
advanced monoecious forms is observed in cucurbitaceous vegetable crops. Among these …

Gynoecism has been used on a large scale in heterosis breeding of cucumber. Production
of hybrid seeds in bitter gourd is highly expensive because it is done mainly through hand …

The inheritance of sex expression in cucumber (Cucumis sativus) and other cucurbits is well
documented; however, the genetics of female sex (gynoecism) expression in bitter gourd …

This study was the only report for exploiting gynoecy for studying combining ability and
hybrid development in bitter gourd. Thirty-six F 1 hybrids and nine inbred lines including one …

Bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) is a nutritious vegetable crop of Asian origin, used as
a medicinal herb in Indian and Chinese traditional medicine. Molecular breeding in bitter …

Species of Momordica are being grown in wild and/or cultivated forms all over the tropical
part of the world. Their cultivation is restricted to specialized geographical pockets in …

Abstract Bitter melon (Momordica Charantia L.) is an important vegetable crop with
nutritional and medicinal qualities. As a member of cucurbitaceae it is monoecious with …