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Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai - Cucurbit Breeding ...

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Table 1. Continued.<br />

Pedigree σ 2 (P a) σ 2 (P b) σ 2 (F 1) σ 2 (F 2) σ 2 (BC 1P a) σ 2 (BC 1P b)<br />

Kinston<br />

'Carolina Cross #183' × 'Petite Sweet' 23.23 3.57 8.21 15.27 8.25 9.82<br />

'Carolina Cross #183' × 'Minilee' 6.34 0.62 14.49 14.24 28.31 8.10<br />

'Carolina Cross #183' × 'NH Midget' 8.29 0.05 8.12 10.62 13.95 2.58<br />

'Cobbs Gem' × 'Petite Sweet' 2.44 2.29 11.22 13.68 9.32 10.58<br />

'Cobbs Gem' × 'Minilee' 6.70 0.29 8.41 9.13 3.27 17.86<br />

'Cobbs Gem' × 'NH Midget' 9.31 0.14 5.31 7.15 7.93 2.73<br />

'Weeks NC Giant' × 'Petite Sweet' 22.08 2.52 12.01 14.63 17.02 7.03<br />

'Weeks NC Giant' × 'Minilee' 24.96 0.69 12.79 9.17 6.40 18.29<br />

'Weeks NC Giant' × 'NH Midget' 1.65 0.05 8.70 6.49 22.77 2.69<br />

Mean y 10.01 1.19 9.56 11.40 13.85 7.67<br />

Overall mean 13.15 1.16 9.88 14.93 16.83 7.70<br />

z Data are single-fruit weights (kg) from nine families of giant- by mini-fruited cultivars of <strong>Citrullus</strong> <strong>lanatus</strong><br />

var. <strong>lanatus</strong>. Single plants were transplanted as follows: P aS 1, (20), P bS 1 (20), F 1 (40), BC 1P a, (60) BC 1P b<br />

(60), and F 2 (210)<br />

y Not including 'Weeks NC Giant' × 'Minilee'<br />

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