Variations in Morphological and Agronomic Characteristics of Some Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) Genotypes
2020
Tokat, Mehmet | Acar, Ramazan | Ozkose, Abdullah
This study was carried out in 2017 in order to determine some morphological and agricultural characteristics of watermelon genotypes obtained from different sources and to select superior genotypes in terms of fodder in Konya ecological conditions. Watermelon seeds were sown in viols in the greenhouse and seedlings were formed. Seedlings were planted at 200 x 1000 cm intervals in May 2017. According to the measurements and observations made in the study the lowest, the highest and mean values were respectively found to be 3, 7 and 5.8 (scale 3–7) for leaf blade (size); 3, 7 and 4.8 (scale 3–7) for depth of incisions of margin of leaf central third of plant; 1, 3 and 2.6 (scale 1–3) for ground colour of skin of fruit; 1, 4 and 2.1 (scale 1–4) for shape of longitudinal section of fruit; 1, 4 and 2.2 (scale 1–4) for main colour of flesh of fruit; 1, 8 and 2.3 pcs for the number of fruit per plant; 0.9, 45.8 and 11.5 kg for fruit yield per plant; 10.6, 46.8 and 24.7 cm for fruit length; 35.1, 111.2 and 64.5 cm for circumference of fruit; 1.0, 50.0 and 19.45 mm for thickness of outer layer of pericarp of fruit; 57.8, 324.9 and 150.7 g for thousand grain weight; 2%, 11% and 5.4% for water soluble total dry matter in fruit; 1.68, 263.0 and 97.88 g for seed yield per fruit. Significant differences were observed among the genotypes in terms of the characteristics analysed. These genotypical variabilities are more likely to increase the chances of selecting the desired type of fodder watermelon.
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