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

Table 5

Phenotypic path analysis among melon characteristics on fruit weight.

Variables	Direct (bold and diagonal values) and indirect effects										rp
	SD	SL	LW	LL	LN	LC	DMF	DFF	FP	FH
SD	0.167	0.016	−0.014	0.019	−0.003	0.006	−0.004	0.001	0.017	−0.003	0.199
SL	−0.016	−0.158	0.025	−0.032	0.046	0.031	−0.005	−0.002	0.395	0.065	0.350
LW	−0.028	−0.051	0.077	−0.070	−0.012	−0.013	0.003	−0.001	0.086	0.015	0.005
LL	−0.034	−0.059	0.062	−0.087	−0.011	−0.002	0.005	−0.001	0.168	0.023	0.064
LN	−0.004	−0.074	−0.010	0.010	0.099	0.032	−0.020	−0.005	0.138	0.042	0.207
LC	0.008	−0.042	−0.008	0.001	0.028	0.117	−0.002	0.001	0.082	0.013	0.197
DMF	−0.010	0.014	0.004	−0.008	−0.035	−0.004	0.056	0.004	0.155	−0.007	0.171
DFF	0.006	0.030	−0.005	0.009	−0.037	0.010	0.016	0.013	−0.247	−0.041	−0.244
FP	0.003	−0.075	0.008	−0.018	0.016	0.011	0.010	−0.004	0.833	0.093	0.880
FH	−0.005	−0.094	0.010	−0.018	0.038	0.014	−0.004	−0.005	0.713	0.109	0.758

Residual effect = 0.164. 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.