Combining Ability Analysis in Complete Diallel Cross of Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai)

Table 2

Mean squares of combined ANOVA for yield components and fruit traits in diallel cross of four watermelon inbred lines over four environments.

Source of variation	d.f.	Fruit yield	Number of fruits	Vine length	Days to first female flower	Days to fruit maturity	Fruit weight	Total soluble solids	Rind thickness
Environments (E)	3	441.08**	6.42**	38.19**	579.05**	2162.11**	53.20**	116.21**	4.47**
Reps (environment)	12	15.99	0.45	0.18	2.76	8.00	1.44	0.47	0.15**
Genotypes (G)	15	46.15**	0.82*	1.34**	31.51**	113.10**	11.31**	1.49**	0.14**
GCA	3	114.40**	1.02	5.86**	92.09**	484.82**	46.26**	3.84**	0.20**
SCA	6	26.22*	0.38	0.36*	32.34**	31.21**	4.37**	0.93	0.21**
Reciprocal (R)	6	31.97**	1.15**	0.07	2.66	9.13*	0.77	0.87	0.04
G × E	45	15.55	0.45	0.29**	8.91**	37.23**	1.78*	0.95*	0.14**
GCA × E	9	16.37	0.24	0.55**	12.10**	77.13**	3.41**	1.29*	0.53**
SCA × E	18	14.62	0.63	0.28*	12.81**	42.42**	1.39	0.62	0.06
R × E	18	16.07	0.39	0.17	3.20	12.10*	1.36	1.11*	0.02
Error	180	10.04	0.39	0.15	3.24	6.76	1.24	0.65	0.039

^*,  **Significant at 𝑃≤0.05 and 𝑃≤0.01, respectively.