Agronomic characterization and heterosis in watermelon genotypes

Authors

  • Tiago Lima do Nascimento Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil, tiago_lim.a@hotmail.com https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0916-6344
  • Flávio de França Souza Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa Semiárido), Setor de Melhoramento Genético Vegetal, Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brasil, flavio.franca@embrapa.br https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9632-2666
  • Rita de Cássia Souza Dias Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa Semiárido), Setor de Melhoramento Genético Vegetal, Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brasil, rita.dias@embrapa.br
  • Edson Ferreira da Silva Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil, edson.fsilva4@ufrpe.br

Keywords:

Citrullus lanatus, heterobeltiosis, watermelon hybrids.

Abstract

In order to increase the yield of vegetables of agronomic interest, heterosis has been studied in view of the superiority of hybrids, if compared to genotypes obtained by free pollination. This study aimed to estimate the relative heterosis in watermelon hybrids, regarding the most important agronomic traits, in order to develop future cultivars. The genotypes ‘JNY’, ‘ORA’, ‘KOD’, ‘SOL’, ‘CHG’, ‘PEA’ and all hybrids among them were used, totaling 36 treatments. A randomized block design, with three replications and five-plant plots, was used. The genotypes ‘ORA’, ‘SOL’, ‘CHG’ and ‘PEA’ were promising for the development of watermelon hybrids with higher weight, whereas ‘JNY’ and ‘KOD’ provided combinations with lower fruit weight and smaller seeds, indicating their potential for the development of cultivars of the ‘ice box’ type. The hybrids ‘CHG x ORA’ and ‘ORA x CHG’ were promising to meet the market demand for larger fruits, while ‘KOD x JNY’ and ‘JNY x KOD’ could be targeted to the market of smaller fruits.

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Author Biographies

Tiago Lima do Nascimento, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil, tiago_lim.a@hotmail.com

http://lattes.cnpq.br/1435623740154421

 

Flávio de França Souza, Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa Semiárido), Setor de Melhoramento Genético Vegetal, Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brasil, flavio.franca@embrapa.br

http://lattes.cnpq.br/2123041862653373

Rita de Cássia Souza Dias, Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa Semiárido), Setor de Melhoramento Genético Vegetal, Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brasil, rita.dias@embrapa.br

http://lattes.cnpq.br/2119934748768278

Edson Ferreira da Silva, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil, edson.fsilva4@ufrpe.br

http://lattes.cnpq.br/7596200308340209

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Published

2018-07-06

How to Cite

LIMA DO NASCIMENTO, T.; DE FRANÇA SOUZA, F.; DE CÁSSIA SOUZA DIAS, R.; DA SILVA, E. F. Agronomic characterization and heterosis in watermelon genotypes. Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical [Agricultural Research in the Tropics], Goiânia, v. 48, n. 2, p. 170–177, 2018. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/pat/article/view/51779. Acesso em: 17 jul. 2024.

Issue

v. 48, n. 2, Apr./Jun. 2018

Section

Research Article

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