Research Article
Evaluation of Morphological and Molecular Diversity among South Asian Germplasms of Cucumis sativus and Cucumis melo
Table 5
Characteristics of the 18 accessions on 23 qualitative traits.
| Accession | Species | PL | SS | SC | SPD | SPT | LS | LM | LC |
| Cus 125/71 | CS | Indeterminate | Angular | Dark green | Medium | Hard | Entire | SPINY | Dark green | Long Green | CS | Indeterminate | Angular | Light green | Medium | Hard | Entire | SPINY | Green | JL-3 Dhillon | CS | Indeterminate | Angular | Dark green | Dense | Intermediate | Entire | SPINY | Dark green | Nanhai 2 Aouri | CS | Indeterminate | Angular | Dark green | Medium | Hard | Entire | SPINY | Dark green | Nepal Local | CS | Indeterminate | Angular | Dark green | Dense | Intermediate | Cordate | OTHERS | Dark green | Shantung Thorny | CS | Indeterminate | Angular | Dark green | Medium | Hard | Entire | SPINY | Dark green | AAUC-2 | CS | Indeterminate | Angular | Green | Sparse | Intermediate | Entire | SPINY | Dark green | Perundurai | CS | Indeterminate | Angular | Dark green | Dense | Intermediate | Entire | SPINY | Green | IC-4079 | CS | Indeterminate | Angular | Dark green | Dense | Intermediate | Entire | SPINY | Dark green | N-78 | CM | Indeterminate | Angular | Green | Medium | Hard | Entire | SPINY | Light green | Mysore | CM | Indeterminate | Angular | Green | Medium | Hard | Triangular | SPINY | Light green | CM-1 | CM | Indeterminate | Angular | Dark green | Medium | Hard | Entire | SPINY | Green | Olakkur | CM | Indeterminate | Angular | Green | Medium | Hard | Reniform | UNDULATE | Light green | Mayilam | CM | Indeterminate | Angular | Green | Medium | Hard | Pentalobate | LOBATE | Light green | Muskmelon Orange | CM | Indeterminate | Angular | Green | Medium | Hard | Pentalobate | LOBATE | Light green | Pudukkottai | CM | Indeterminate | Angular | Dark green | Medium | Hard | Reniform | ENTIRE | Light green | Theni | CM | Indeterminate | Angular | Green | Medium | Hard | Reniform | ENTIRE | Light green | Andaman | CM | Indeterminate | Angular | Green | Medium | Intermediate | Cordate | SPINY | Light green |
| Accession | Species | LG | LPD | LPT | FC | FS | SFS | BEFS |
| Cus 125/71 | CS | Intermediate | Dense | Soft | Yellow | Elongated | Rounded | Pointed | Long Green | CS | Intermediate | Sparse | Soft | Yellow | Elongated | Rounded | Rounded | JL-3 Dhillon | CS | Intermediate | Dense | Soft | Yellow | Elongated | Pointed | Pointed | Nanhai 2 Aouri | CS | Glossy | Dense | Soft | Yellow | Elongated | Rounded | Rounded | Nepal Local | CS | Glossy | Medium | Hard | Yellow | Elongated | Rounded | Rounded | Shantung Thorny | CS | Glossy | Dense | Soft | Yellow | Elongated | Pointed | Pointed | AAUC-2 | CS | Glossy | Dense | Soft | Yellow | Others | Flattened | Flattened | Perundurai | CS | Dull | Dense | Soft | Yellow | Elongated | Flattened | Rounded | IC-4079 | CS | Intermediate | Dense | Soft | Yellow | Elongated | Rounded | Pointed | N-78 | CM | Intermediate | Medium | Hard | Yellow | Elongated | Pointed | Rounded | Mysore | CM | Intermediate | Dense | Soft | Yellow | Elliptical | Pointed | Rounded | CM-1 | CM | Intermediate | Dense | Soft | Yellow | Pyriform | Rounded | Rounded | Olakkur | CM | Intermediate | Medium | Intermediate | Yellow | Others | Flattened | Flattened | Mayilam | CM | Intermediate | Dense | Soft | Yellow | Pyriform | Pointed | Depressed | Muskmelon Orange | CM | Dull | Dense | Soft | Yellow | Globular | Flattened | Flattened | Pudukkottai | CM | Intermediate | Dense | Soft | Yellow | Elongated | Rounded | Rounded | Theni | CM | Intermediate | Sparse | Intermediate | Yellow | Globular | Flattened | Depressed | Andaman | CM | Intermediate | Medium | Hard | Yellow | Elongated | Pointed | Rounded |
| Accession | Species | FSL | FST | FSH | PFSC | SFSC | SSCP | FMC | SC |
| Cus 125/71 | CS | Glossy | Spiny | Hard | Dark green | Pale green | Cream | Spotted | White | Long Green | CS | Intermediate | Rough | Hard | Brown | White | Green | Striped | Green | JL-3 Dhillon | CS | Intermediate | Spiny | Hard | Pale green | Yellow | Cream | Striped | White | Nanhai 2 Aouri | CS | Matt | Spiny | Hard | Pale green | Yellow | Cream | Striped | White | Nepal Local | CS | Glossy | Spiny | Intermediate | Brown | Absent | Absent | Striped | White | Shantung Thorny | CS | Intermediate | Spiny | Hard | Yellow | Absent | Absent | Spotted | White | AAUC-2 | CS | Matt | Spiny | Hard | Brown | Orange | Cream | Netted | White | Perundurai | CS | Intermediate | Spiny | Hard | Pale green | Green | White | Netted | Cream | IC-4079 | CS | Matt | Rough | Hard | Brown | Yellow | Others | Spotted | White | N-78 | CM | Glossy | Smooth | Intermediate | Green | Yellow | Cream | Spotted | White | Mysore | CM | Matt | Smooth | Intermediate | Yellow | Absent | Absent | Spotted | White | CM-1 | CM | Glossy | Smooth | Hard | Dark green | Pale green | Cream | Spotted | White | Olakkur | CM | Intermediate | Smooth | Soft | Pale green | Yellow | Cream | Spotted | Cream | Mayilam | CM | Intermediate | Smooth | Hard | Yellow | Dark green | White | Netted | Cream | Muskmelon Orange | CM | Glossy | Others | Hard | Yellow | Dark green | Cream | Short streaked | White | Pudukkottai | CM | Glossy | Smooth | Hard | Yellow | Pale green | Orange | Netted | White | Theni | CM | Intermediate | Smooth | Soft | Yellow | Dark green | Cream | Short streaked | White | Andaman | CM | Intermediate | Smooth | Soft | Yellow | Pale green | Orange | Spotted | White |
|
|
Note. CS: C. sativus, CM: C. melo.
|