Genetic Variability, Correlation, and Path Analysis of Thai Commercial Melon Varieties

Table 2

Genotypic and phenotypic coefficient of variations, broad-sense heritability, genetic advance, and genetic advance as percentage of mean among agronomic and fruit characteristics of melons.

Values	SD	SL	LW	LL	LN	LC	DMF	DFF	FW	FP	FH
GCV	4.227: L	12.984: M	4.999: L	5.638: L	5.879: L	4.522: L	4.565: L	3.004: L	15.462: M	6.808: L	7.042: L
PCV	9.724: L	15.791: M	8.022: L	8.751: L	7.691: L	8.934: L	8.634: L	7.38: L	19.865: M	7.789: L	8.427: L
hb^2	18.896: L	67.606: H	38.830: M	41.520: M	58.425: M	25.624: L	27.953: L	16.559: L	60.586: H	76.395: H	69.828: H
GA	0.036: L	50.250: H	1.586: L	1.653: L	3.296: L	2.008: L	0.793: L	0.626: L	0.338: L	5.037: L	1.562: L
GAM	3.785: L	21.992: H	6.417: L	7.484: L	9.256: L	4.716: L	4.972: L	2.518: L	24.793: H	12.258: M	12.122: M

GCV, genotypic coefficient of variation; PCV, phenotypic coefficient of variation; h_b², broad-sense heritability; GA, genetic advance; GAM, genetic advance as percentage of mean; L, low; M, medium; and H, high; SD, stem diameter; SL, stem length; LL, leaf length; LW, leaf width; LC, leaf chlorophyll; LN, leaf number; DMF, day to 50% male flowering; DFF, day to 50% female flowering; FP, fruit perimeter; FH, fruit height; FW, fruit weight.