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Genetic evaluation of bioactive compounds and mineral nutrients in bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) using heterosis and combining ability approach

Bitter gourd is an economically important vegetable of Cucurbitaceae family, rich in bioactive health compounds, minerals and antioxidants, including carotenoids and ascorbic acid. These quality traits exhibit high genetic variability among genotypes but very limited efforts have...