Line x Tester analysis was carried out for ten diversified parents at the Department of Vegetable Science Kittur Rani Channamma College of Horticulture, Arabhavi, to study the combining ability for various characters in ridge gourd. Lines DWD local, ERG-2, ERG-1 and DMRG-1 were identified as good general combiners for yield appear to be worthy of exploitation in future hybrid development. It is suggested that population involving these lines may be developed through multiple crossing isolating high yielding varieties. | Combining ability in ridge gourd Luffa acutangula
