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Phenotypic variation in fruit and seed characteristics of buffalo gourd
Author(s) -
Scheerens J. C.,
Bemis W. P.,
Dreher M. L.,
Berry J. W.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02668061
Subject(s) - gourd , biology , horticulture , botany
Eighty‐five accessions of Buffalo gourd, Cucurbita foetidissima HBK., were assayed for variation in seven fruit and seed characteristics: fruit diameter (−x = 65 mm); seed weight per 100 seeds (−x = 3.8 g); seed weight per fruit (−x = 8.4 g); seed number per fruit (−x = 225); percentage embryo in seed (−x = 67.3%); percent crude fat of whole seed (−x = 32.9%); and percent crude protein of defatted embryo (−x = 69.5%). The variation in amino acid distribution (12) accessions) and in oil composition (15 accessions) was obtained. Relationships among traits were explored. Agronomic improvement through breeding was also discussed.

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