ISSN:
1432-2242
Keywords:
Muskmelon variability
;
Selection
;
Genetic correlations
;
Environmental correlations
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Summary Six fruit characters have been measured in 23 cultivars of Cucumis melo, representing a wide geographical range. Plants were grown both in the greenhouse and in the field. When the 23 cultivars were analyzed together, the largest component of variance was found between cultivars under both growth conditions, suggesting the existence of large genetic diversity for all the characters studied. Generally, variance between plants within cultivars was less than or equal to variance between fruits within plant. This indicates that environmental variation is the most important part of the variation within cultivars. Correlations between pairs of characters at cultivar, plant and fruit levels were calculated from the variance-covariance components. In the majority of paired traits, the correlation values indicated that genetic and environmental factors may act in the same direction.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00265305
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