An experiment was conducted to study the association between yield and yield related characters in bitter gourd during rabi, 2012-13 at Vegetable Research Station, Dr.YSR Horticultural University, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. Among the different traits studied, number of fruits per vine registered high, significant and positive correlation with fruit yield followed by number of primary branches, days to last fruit harvest, vine length and fruit flesh thickness. Number of fruits per vine exhibited very high positive direct effect on fruit yield followed by average fruit weight. Due weightage should be given to the above attributes at the time of  selection of bitter gourd genotypes for realizing better yields in the developed varieties.

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