Diallel Analysis of Quality and Yield Contributing Traits of Pumpkin (<i>Cucurbita moschata</i> Duch. ex Poir.)

Authors

  • M S Rana Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur- 1706
  • M G Rasu Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur- 1706
  • A K M A Islam Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur- 1706
  • M M Hossain Department of Horticulture, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur- 1706

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/agric.v14i1.29097

Keywords:

Diallel, allelic interaction, non-allelic interaction, pumpkin

Abstract

A 5 X 5 diallel analysis was carried out according to Hayman on quality and yield contributing traits of pumpkin. Five (5) advanced inbreds of pumpkin viz IB 23, IB 40, IB 47, IB 50 and IB 57 were used in this study. The five parents and their F1 hybrids were arranged in a randomized complete block design with three replications for studying the quality and yield contributing traits. Analysis of variance showed significant differences among genotypes for all of the traits except dry matter and fruit yield. Parental mean suggested that all the parents contained recessive alleles with positive effect. In the 5 × 5 diallel set, Wr-Vr graph analysis revealed the presence of allelic interaction in all the characters except fruit length, dry matter, brix percentage and reducing sugar where non-allelic interaction was present.

The Agriculturists 2016; 14(1) 15-32

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Published

2016-08-11

How to Cite

Rana, M. S., Rasu, M. G., Islam, A. K. M. A., & Hossain, M. M. (2016). Diallel Analysis of Quality and Yield Contributing Traits of Pumpkin (<i>Cucurbita moschata</i> Duch. ex Poir.). The Agriculturists, 14(1), 15–32. https://doi.org/10.3329/agric.v14i1.29097

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 1 (2016)

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