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

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Table 3. Estimates of number of effective factors and predicted gain from selection under different selection<br />

intensities for the watermelon families tested for fruit weight in 2004 at Clinton and Kinston, North Carolina z .<br />

Effective Factors Gain from Selection y<br />

Pedigree Wright x Lande I w Mean 5% 10% 20%<br />

Clinton<br />

'Carolina Cross #183' × 'Petite Sweet' 2.4 2.3 2.35 14.6 12.4 9.9<br />

'Carolina Cross #183' × 'Minilee' 3.7 3.1 3.40 0.6 0.5 0.4<br />

'Carolina Cross #183' × 'NH Midget' 7.0 7.0 7.00 3.0 2.5 2.0<br />

'Cobbs Gem' × 'Petite Sweet' 5.3 5.3 5.30 8.3 7.1 5.6<br />

'Cobbs Gem' × 'Minilee' 3.0 2.9 2.95 -- u -- u -- u<br />

'Cobbs Gem' × 'NH Midget' 26.5 23.5 25.00 5.9 5.0 4.0<br />

'Weeks NC Giant' × 'Petite Sweet' 2.7 2.7 2.70 7.7 6.6 5.2<br />

'Weeks NC Giant' × 'Minilee' 0.8 0.3 0.55 3.8 3.3 2.6<br />

'Weeks NC Giant' × 'NH Midget' 5.7 5.6 5.65 3.6 3.0 2.4<br />

Mean 6.3 5.9 6.1 5.9 5.1 4.0<br />

95

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