Table 1.
Morphological traits evaluated in RILs
| Phenotype | Description |
|---|---|
| Plant architecture | |
| Plant height (cm) | From soil to head of the plant |
| Plant width (cm) | Wide part of the plant |
| Main stem length (cm) | From soil to the first branch |
| Stem thickness (cm) | Thickness of basal stem |
| Lateral branch number | Basal lateral branch number before the first branch |
| Internode length (cm) | Length of internode between the third and fourth node |
| Stem colour | 1: Green, 2: Green with purple, 3: Purple |
| Leaf | |
| Leaf length (cm) | Length of completely grown leaf |
| Leaf width (cm) | Width of completely grown leaf |
| Flower | |
| Flower size | 1: Small, 2: Intermediate, 3: Big |
| Stamen number | Most frequent number of stamen |
| Fruit | |
| Fruit length (cm) | Average length of fruit |
| Fruit diameter (cm) | Average width of fruit |
| Fruit shape | Ratio between fruit length and fruit diameter |
| Fruit weight (g) | Average weight of fresh fruit |
| Fruit position | 1: Erect, 2: Intermediate, 3: Pendant |
| Calyx shape | 1: Cup-shaped, 2: Intermediate, 3: Saucer-shaped |
| Immature fruit colour | 1: Light green, 2: Green, 3: Dark-green |