- Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences
- Vol: 22 Issue: 44
- Determination of Yield and Related Traits of Melon Genotypes Collected from Lake Van Basin
Determination of Yield and Related Traits of Melon Genotypes Collected from Lake Van Basin
Authors : Önder Türkmen, Suat Şensoy, Çeknas Erdinç
Pages : 64-70
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Publication Date : 2008-04-25
Article Type : Research Article
Abstract :This study was carried out at the Horticulture Department of the Agriculture Faculty of Yuzuncu Yıl University in 2002. It aimed to determine the yield and related traits of the 53 melon genotypes collected from the Lake Van Basin (Central, Edremit, Gevaş, Erciş, Muradiye and Erçek towns of Van province and Tatvan town of Bitlis province) based on the surveys in 2001. The seeds of the melon genotypes were sown into pots placed in glasshouse in April 2002, and the 20 healthy seedlings were transplanted into the trial field plots. The melon genotypes were evaluated based on weighted scale method in terf of their traits such as fruit weight, fruit width, fruit length, flesh width, skin width, fruit shape, skin structure, skin color, skin stripe, flesh color, taste, and flavor. The results of the weighted scale method based on the yield and quality traits, the genotypes 65 ER 02, 65 ER 07, 65 ER 03, 65 ERÇ 01, 65 ERÇ 05, 65 ER 08, 13 TAT 05, 65 ER 04, 65 ERÇ 15, 65 EDR 01 were found to be more hopeful for the future studies. These genotypes were followed by the genotypes 65 ER 05, 65 ER 11, 65 ERÇ 12, 65 MER 07, 65 ERÇ 10.Keywords : Kavun, seleksiyon, genotip, verim, Van Gölü Havzası