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

Table 1. Analysis of variance (degrees of freedom and mean squares) for yield and relevant quality data of the
80 cultivars evaluated in three environments z .
Total fruit yield Percentage of
Source of marketable Fruit Soluble
variation df Weight Number weight size solids
Environment 2 145715.7 ∗∗ 2853.8 ∗∗ 233.3 NS 114.3 ∗ 21.7 ∗
Rep. (Env.) 3 1723.1 ∗ 33.5 ∗∗ 48.6 NS 4.7 NS 1.4 NS
Cultivar 79 1715.5 ∗∗∗ 61.1 ∗∗∗ 121.8 ∗ 43.2 ∗∗∗ 3.8 ∗∗∗
Cult. × Env. 158 790.5 NS 14.7 ∗∗∗ 74.8 NS 2.9 ∗∗ 0.7 NS
Error 236 649.9 7.8 87.9 1.9 0.7
z Environments: Clinton 2001, Clinton 2002, and Kinston 2002 (year × location)
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