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Table 1.Total carotenoid and ascorbic acid content of 6 most important genotypes based on average<br />

values<br />

Characters Ascorbic acid (mg/100g) Total carotenoids (mg/100g)<br />

Range 92.15-122.07 2.6-3.2<br />

Population mean 82.14 1.6<br />

GCV 19.75 48.62<br />

PCV 19.87 48.64<br />

CD at 5% 2.99 0.03<br />

High value genotypes DBTG-3, DBTG-8, DBTG-6, DBTG- DBTG-8, DBTG-9, DBTG-101, DBTG-<br />

9, DBTG-7, DBTG-4<br />

6, DBTG-4, DBTG-2<br />

Ascorbic Acid (mg/100g)<br />

140<br />

120<br />

100<br />

80<br />

60<br />

40<br />

20<br />

0<br />

Ascorbic Acid Distribution Pattern<br />

1 4 7 10131619222528313437<br />

Genotypes<br />

ASCORBIC<br />

ACID<br />

CONTENT<br />

GRAND MEAN<br />

IN ASCORBIC<br />

ACID<br />

Fig1. Ascorbic acid distribution pattern among the 38 genotypes based on average values<br />

Carotenoid content<br />

(mg/100g)<br />

3.5<br />

3<br />

2.5<br />

2<br />

1.5<br />

1<br />

0.5<br />

0<br />

Carotenoid distribution pattern<br />

1 4 7 10 13 16 19 22 25 28 31 34 37<br />

Genotypes<br />

Carotenoid content<br />

Population mean of<br />

carotenoid content<br />

Fig2. Total carotenoid distribution pattern among the 38 genotypes based on average values<br />

<strong>Cucurbit</strong> Genetics Cooperative Report 28-29: 91-93 (2005-2006) 93

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