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

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Table 1. Crosses and traits analyzed for qualitative inheritance of phenotypic traits in watermelon fruit during<br />

summer 2004 in Clinton and Kinston, North Carolina. z<br />

Trait of interest<br />

Cross (or Family) Phenotype Gene<br />

Study of unknown genes<br />

'Angeleno Black Seeded' × 'Dixielee' Scarlet red flesh color Scr<br />

'Angeleno Black Seeded' × 'Red-N-Sweet' Scarlet red flesh color Scr<br />

'Dixielee' × 'Red-N-Sweet' Allelism of scarlet red flesh color Scr<br />

'Black Diamond Yellow Belly' × 'Black Diamond' Yellow belly (ground spot) Yb<br />

'Navajo Sweet' × 'Crimson Sweet' Intermittent stripes ins<br />

Verification of known genes<br />

'Cream of Saskatchewan' × NC-517 Canary yellow flesh color C,<br />

'Golden Honey' × 'Cream of Saskatchewan' Salmon yellow flesh color y<br />

'Charleston Gray' × 'Cream of Saskatchewan' White flesh color Wf<br />

'Moon and Stars' × 'Black Diamond' Spotted dark green rind Sp<br />

'Moon and Stars' × 'King and Queen' Spotted light green rind Sp<br />

'Moon and Stars' × 'Charleston Gray' Spotted gray rind Sp<br />

z Six generations (P aS 1, P bS 1, F 1, F 2, BC 1P a, BC 1P b) for each family were developed using the greenhouses at<br />

North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina<br />

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