Journal of Biological Sciences1727-30481812-5719Asian Network for Scientific Information10.3923/jbs.2001.235.237Citrullus vulgaris) Var. Fistulosus under the Agroclimatic Conditions of D. I. Khan]]>KhanAbdul Qadder Muhammad Iqbal Muhammad Salim Jilani Abdul Ghaffoor Kashif Waseem 4200114An experiment on Tinda Gourd cv. local was conducted at the experimental area of Faculty of Agriculture, Gomal University, D.I. Khan during 1995 to determine the best date of sowing for obtaining high yield. Experiment comprises six dates of sowing viz. 28th Feb., 10th March, 20th March, 30th March, 9th April and 19th April, 1995. The parameters in this regard were days taken to germinate, flowering, fruit setting, maturity of first fruit, vine length (cm), fruit weight (g), number of fruits per vine and yield (tones/ha). The results obtained were significantly differed at 5% level of probability. The studies pertaining effect of different sowing dates showed that early seed sowing of Tinda speed up the germination days, flowering, fruit setting, maturity of first fruit and vine length. The yield results indicated that March is the best date of the sowing Tinda gourd under the agro-climatic conditions of D.I. Khan. This study also revealed early sowing to give better yield performance than late sowing.]]>Baloch, A.F.,1994pp: 489-538pp: 489-538Steel, R.G.D. and J.H. Torrie,1980pp: 232-249pp: 232-249Yakimenko, L.N., 19841402729Muhammad, E., G. El-Habar and A.R.S. Muhammad,1989Snake cucumber cv. local.]]>3411131121Farooq, M.M.,19921992Dessi, J.B. and V.K. Patil, 198493437Burki, A.Q.,19961996Bruton, B.D., T.K. Hartz and E.L. Cox, 198520889991Bajwa, M.I. and F. Rehman,1998pp: 93pp: 93