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

Table 4

Estimation of general combining ability (GCA) of parental lines for characters measured in the F₁ watermelon hybrids.

Character	CS-19 (P1)	BL-14 (P2)	6372-4 (P3)	CH-8 (P4)
Fruit yield	1.413**	−0.568*	−0.373	−0.472
Number of fruits	0.113*	−0.105*	−0.004	−0.004
Vine length	0.266**	−0.036	0.025	−0.255**
Days to first female flower	1.238**	−0.645**	−0.168	−0.426**
Days to fruit maturity	2.836**	−1.336**	−0.297	−1.203*
Fruit weight	0.886**	−0.431**	−0.294**	−0.161
Total soluble solids	−0.159**	0.058	−0.117	0.218
Rind thickness	−0.015	−0.073	−0.080	0.168**

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