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Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) is an important cucurbitaceous vegetable crop grown under arid and semi-arid conditions. However, limited cultivation area and the scarcity of improved varieties necessitate the development of high-yielding hybrids. The present study was conducted to assess the magnitude and direction of heterosis for growth, earliness, and yield traits during late kharif 2021 and early summer 2022. Fifteen hybrids were developed by crossing six parental lines through hand emasculation and hand pollination. The hybrids were evaluated in a Randomized Block Design with two replications to study their performance for various growth, earliness, and yield parameters. The mean performance reveals that among 15 F1’S, the hybrids VRMM-310×VRMM-37 (3.74), VRMM-35 × VRMM-29 (3.45), VRMM-310×VRMM-7 (2.86), VRMM-7×VRMM-29 (2.82), VRMM-35 × VRMM-7(2.76) has recorded significantly highest fruit yield per vine and other desirable traits compared to other hybrids and over both the checks Arka Siri and Shabrathi.
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