摘要 : Ridge gourd (Luffa acutangula (L.)Roxb.) is an important cucurbitaceousvegetable crop widely grown in tropicaland subtropical parts of the world. Inaddition to culinary properties, it hastherapeutic properties and is used forextra... 展开 Ridge gourd (Luffa acutangula (L.)Roxb.) is an important cucurbitaceousvegetable crop widely grown in tropicaland subtropical parts of the world. Inaddition to culinary properties, it hastherapeutic properties and is used forextraction of fibres1.. Ridge gourd, beingpredominantly monoecious, is a crosspollinatedcrop and provides ample scopefor utilization of the hybrid vigour2.Male sterility is defined as the failure ofplants to produce functional anthers, pollenor male gametes3. The phenotypicmanifestations of male sterility are verydiverse ranging from complete absenceof male organs, failure to develop normalsporogenous tissues (no meiosis), abortionof pollen and to the absence of antherdehiscence. 收起