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In the present investigation, 14 genotypes will be grown during rainy season 2016-2017 at the field experimentation centre of the Department of Horticulture, SHUATS, Allahabad (U.P.). The overall analysis reveals that fruit yield was positively and significant correlated with fruit percent, number of fruits per plant, fruit length, average fruit weight, fruit diameter, vine length at 90 days, sex ratio and rind thickness while selecting a good hybrid for enhancing the yield of ridge gourd. In ridge gourd 16 important growth, earliness, yield and quality parameters were subjected to Genotypic and Phenotypic path coefficient analysis. Fruit yield per plot had high positive direct effect on yield. Positive indirect effect was observed through node to first male flowering, days to last harvest, number of fruits per plant, average fruit weight, fruit length and fruit diameter. Negative indirect effect were observed through vine length 90 days after sowing, days to first female flowering, days to first male flowering, node to first female flowering, days to 50 per cent flowering, days to first harvest, and sex ratio. K e y w o r d sRidge gourd (Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb.), Fruit yield, Correlation and path analysis

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