A STUDY ON TRANSFERING OF MONOECIOUS AND VIRESCENT CHARACTERS TO THE BREEDING LINES OF MUSKMELON (CUCUMIS MELO L.)

Transfering monoecious and virescent characters to muskmelon varieties were begun in 1985 and 1990 respectively.
Genetic studies were done also.

Chi-square analysis of the data indicated the monoecious character is controlled by a dominate gene (A), the virescent character is controlled by a single recessive gene (V). These studies confirmed the previous reports.

After a series of crossing, backcrossing and self-pollinatin, three stable and available breeding lines were be developed, such as: Zuisian monoecious and K6–16 monoecious breeding lines; K2–15 virescent monoecious breeding line; These lines could be useful in hybrid seed production and seedling identification.

International Symposium on Cultivar Improvement of Horticultural Crops. Part 1: Vegetable Crops

W. Mingzhu, Y. Hongping

https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.1995.402.6