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Hybridization for increased yield and nutritional content of snake melon (Cucumis melo L. var. flexuosus)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2010

Sudhakar Pandey ,
N. P. S. Dhillon ,
A. K. Sureja ,
Dilbag Singh  and
Ajaz A. Malik
Sudhakar Pandey
Affiliation:
Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, P.B. No. 01, PO - Jakhini (Shahanshahpur), Varanasi 221 305, India
N. P. S. Dhillon*
Affiliation:
Department of Vegetable Crops, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141 004, India
A. K. Sureja
Affiliation:
Department of Vegetable Science, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Central Agricultural University, Pasighat 791 102, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Dilbag Singh
Affiliation:
Department of Vegetable Crops, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141 004, India
Ajaz A. Malik
Affiliation:
Department of Vegetable Crops, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141 004, India
*
*Corresponding author. E-mail: npsdhillon@hotmail.com
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Abstract

This is the first report on increasing yield and nutritional content of snake melon (Cucumis melo L. var. flexuosus) by exploiting intraspecific genetic variation of genetically diverse melons. Inbred snake melon ‘Punjab Long melon 1’ (PLM1) was hybridized with five genetically diverse inbred melons: KP 7 (var. momordica), AM 72 (var. acidulus), ‘Arya 1’ (var. chate), 04-02 (var. tibish) and ‘Punjab Wanga’ (unknown botanical variety). The parents and hybrids were evaluated at three locations for nine traits. Hybrids PLM1 × 04-02 and PLM1 × ‘Punjab Wanga’ exhibited significant (P0.05) heterosis for the number of marketable fruits per plant, and ascorbic acid and carotenoid contents of marketable fruits.

Keywords

heterosisintraspecific diversitylandraceleafminer resistance
Type
Short Communication
Information
Plant Genetic Resources , Volume 8 , Issue 2 , August 2010 , pp. 127 - 131
Copyright
Copyright © NIAB 2010

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