Table 1.
Means and standard deviations for melon traits over two trials
| Trait | Trial | Parent | F1 plants | F2 population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TARI-08874 | ‘Bai-li-gua’ | ||||
| FW (g) | March | 702.0 ± 59.7 ba | 430.0 ± 49.9 c | 786.7 ± 77.7 a | 631.1 ± 197.2 |
| April | 980.0 ± 58.9 a | 600.0 ± 34.6 c | 966.7 ± 100.7 b | 897.3 ± 295.5 | |
| FD (cm) | March | 11.1 ± 0.1 a | 9.6 ± 0.3 b | 10.8 ± 0.6 a | 10.8 ± 1.2 |
| April | 12.7 ± 0.4 a | 10.6 ± 0.3 b | 11.7 ± 0.4 a | 11.5 ± 1.5 | |
| FL (cm) | March | 10.2 ± 0.3 b | 8.8 ± 0.9 c | 12.4 ± 0.4 a | 10.7 ± 1.8 |
| April | 11.4 ± 0.4 b | 10.0 ± 0.6 c | 13.0 ± 0.8 a | 12.6 ± 2.1 | |
| FT (cm) | March | 3.1 ± 0.1 a | 1.9 ± 0.2 c | 2.8 ± 0.3 b | 2.5 ± 0.5 |
| April | 3.2 ± 0.5 a | 2.3 ± 0.2 b | 3.2 ± 0.7 a | 2.7 ± 0.6 | |
| ND | March | 5.0 ± 0.0 a | 0 c | 4.0 ± 0.0 b | 2.8 ± 1.6 |
| April | 4.0 ± 0.0 b | 0 c | 4.7 ± 0.6 a | 2.0 ± 1.6 | |
| NW | March | 3.0 ± 0.0 a | 0 c | 2.3 ± 0.6 b | 1.4 ± 0.7 |
| April | 3.0 ± 0.0 a | 0 b | 3.0 ± 0.0 a | 1.3 ± 0.9 | |
| PM | March | –b | – | – | – |
| April | 0.1 ± 0.2 b | 4.9 ± 0.3 a | 0.4 ± 0.5 b | 1.5 ± 1.8 | |
FW fruit weight; FD fruit diameter; FL fruit length; FT flesh thickness; ND netting density; NW netting width; PM disease index for powdery mildew (Podosphaera xanthii race 1)
aMeans within rows followed by different letters indicate significant differences (P < 0.05) as determined using Fisher’s protected least significant difference test
bResistance to powdery mildew (P. xanthii race 1) was not evaluated in the trial conducted in March (i.e., Trial 1)