Appearance and Quality Characters in Muskmelon Fruit Evaluated by a Ten-Cultivar Diallel Cross1
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- 1 January 1972
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Horticultural Science in Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science
- Vol. 97 (1) , 84-87
- https://doi.org/10.21273/jashs.97.1.84
Abstract
Ten cultivars of muskmelon were evaluated in a diallel cross at 3 locations during a single season for net appearance, absence of vein tract depression (sutures), rind thickness, percent soluble solids, percent flesh, and shape index (length/width). Variances among crosses were significant for all traits. Significant heterosis was favorable for percent soluble solids, but unfavorable for net appearance and shape index. General combining ability accounted for a greater portion of the variability among crosses than did specific combining ability, although both effects were highly significant for each of the traits. Crosses correlated favorably with cultivar performance for net appearance, vein tracts, and percent flesh. The combination of certain cultivars into a synthetic population for further improvement of muskmelon is discussed.Keywords
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