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

Table 5

Estimation of specific combining ability (SCA) and reciprocal (R) effects for characters measured in the F₁ watermelon hybrids.

Hybrid	Fruit yield	Number of fruits	Vine length	Days to female flower	Days to maturity	Fruit weight	Total soluble solids	Rind thickness
P1 × P2	0.080	−0.074	−0.032	−0.910**	−0.242	−0.246	−0.157	−0.093
P1 × P3	−0.500	−0.051	0.022	−0.168	−0.625	−0.423*	−0.113	−0.062
P1 × P4	0.727	−0.051	−0.120*	−1.035**	−0.563	0.501*	0.192	0.052
P2 × P3	1.594**	0.168	0.128*	0.684**	−0.766	0.463*	0.210	0.110*
P2 × P4	−0.837	−0.020	0.050	0.660**	1.422	−0.280	−0.053	−0.044
P3 × P4	−0.321	0.035	−0.044	0.559*	0.320	−0.104	−0.205	−0.059
P2 × P1	−1.769**	−0.344**	0.040	0.531	0.031	0.006	−0.180	−0.018
P3 × P1	−0.856	−0.031	−0.094	0.125	0.375	0.253	0.064	−0.050
P4 × P1	−1.238	0.031	−0.008	−0.063	−0.469	−0.257	−0.273	−0.065
P3 × P2	−0.721	−0.281	0.020	0.031	−0.688	−0.068	0.191	−0.027
P4 × P2	0.285	0.031	0.034	−0.313	0.844	0.098	0.123	−0.003
P4 × P3	0.022	0.125	−0.013	−0.311	−0.406	−0.004	−0.006	0.012

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