Title:	Potential of parents and hybrids experimental of the yellow melon.
Authors:	CAVALCANTE NETO, J. G. FERREIRAM K. T. C. ARAGAO, F. A. S. de ANTONIO, R. P. NUNES, G. H. de S.
Affiliation:	José Galdino Cavalcante Neto, UFERSA; Karmita Thainá Correia Ferreira, UFERSA; FERNANDO ANTONIO SOUZA DE ARAGAO, CNPAT; RAFAELA PRISCILA ANTONIO, CPATSA; Glauber Henrique de Sousa Nunes, UFERSA.
Date Issued:	2020
Citation:	Ciência Rural, v. 50, n. 2, e20190452, 2020.
Description:	Melon or muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) is of considerable economic importance in Brazil. Nearly all the cultivars currently grown are hybrids. Heterosis has been used to advantage in the melon plant, and the use of uniform hybrids is one of the reasons for successful cultivation. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the agronomic potential of yellow melon lines and hybrids. An experiment was conducted in randomized blocks with three replications to evaluate 24 hybrids generated by crosses among three elite lines used as female parents (AF-01, AF-02, and AF-03) and eight lines used as male parents (LAM-01, LAM-02, LAM-03, LAM-04, LAM-05, LAM-06, LAM-07, and LAM-08). Yield and fruit quality traits were evaluated. Partial diallel analysis was carried out to estimate general combining ability and specific combining ability. Additive and non-additive effects were observed for the yield, mean fruit weight, and pulp thickness traits. The lines AF-02, LAM-02, and LAM-03 are the most promising as parents as they more frequently have favorable alleles. The most prominent hybrids in diallel analysis were AF-02 x LAM-02, AF-02 x LAM-03, AF-02 x LAM-04, and AF-03 x LAM-06.
Thesagro:	Melão Cucumis Melo Hibrido Hortaliça
NAL Thesaurus:	Melons
Keywords:	Melão amarelo
DOI:	10.1590/0103-8478cr20190452
Type of Material:	Artigo de periódico
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CNPAT)