Hybrid shines in farmer’s trial
Read this feedback about WorldVeg bitter gourd hybrid AVBG1601 (released as ‘NBH-Figo’ by Noble Seeds Pvt. Ltd) from Kamal Kumar Yadav, a vegetable breeder with Noble...
Early staminate flowering monoecious lines have potential as pollenizers for gynoecious hybrid bitter gourd cultivars
This study evaluated a diverse collection of bitter gourd germplasm to identify early staminate flowering monoecious lines for blending with predominantly gynoecious hybrids or gynoecious open pollinated cultivars to provide the pollen necessary for fruit set.
BITTER GOURD HYBRID RELEASED
This beautiful bitter gourd comes from good stock: Both parental lines of hybrid ‘NBH-FIGO’ recently released by Noble Seeds were bred by the World Vegetable Center. --MORE--
Seed industry training in Bangladesh
WorldVeg South Asia organized a two-day training program on “Maintenance breeding and inbred line development” for the seed industry at the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Joydebpur, Bangladesh on 18 - 19 December 2016. -- MORE --
Gourds: Bitter, bottle, wax, snake, sponge and ridge
Bitter gourd, bottle gourd, wax gourd, snake gourd, sponge gourd, and ridge gourd are cultivated and marketed by smallholder farmers, and are important crops in home gardens throughout southern and southeastern Asia.
Sampling the success of bitter gourd
Seed company breeders and researchers got a good close look at hundreds of bitter gourd breeding lines to choose the best.
Bitter Gourd Open Field Days
The World Vegetable Center will showcase its collection of better bitter gourd breeding lines during Bitter Gourd Open Field Days, 21 August – 6 September 2016 at the World Vegetable Center East and Southeast Asia/Oceania Research and Training Station, Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen, Thailand. Cucurbit breeders and plant pathologists from seed companies and public institutes are invited to come to our experimental plots to examine nearly 400 advanced breeding lines. These lines belong to different market segments popular with growers and consumers in different regions of Asia. Lines have been bred for improved yield and fruit quality and resistance to diseases such as powdery mildew, Cercospora leaf spot, and viruses using a broader gene pool derived from the global collection of bitter gourd maintained at the WorldVeg genebank. For more information and to arrange your visit, please contact Narinder Dhillon, Global Cucurbit Breeder, World Vegetable Center (narinder.dhillon@worldveg.org).
Varietal and harvesting stage variation in nutritional content of bitter gourd
A total of 17 diverse bitter gourd entries of various commercial market types were evaluated for fruit traits and phytonutrient contents for 2 years. Significant differences among the entries were detected for total carotenoids, total tocopherols, dry matter and fruit traits.
Cucurbits claim the crown
AVRDC showcased its treasure trove of bitter gourd breeding lines during Bitter Gourd Open Field Days from 9-23 August 2015 at AVRDC East and Southeast Asia’s Research and Training Station, Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen, Thailand.
Better Bitter Gourd
Start date: 2011
End date: 2014
This multidisciplinary and multinational collaborative project is led by AVRDC – The World Vegetable Center and […]