Assessment of Genetic Variation in Twelve Accessions of Tropical Pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) of South Eastern Nigeria
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Submitted: Mar 17, 2013; Accepted: May 1, 2013; Published: Aug 5, 2013 Abstract: Twelve accessions of tropical pumpkin of South Eastern Nigeria were evaluated in 2010 and 2011 to determine the extent of variability that exit in fruit, seed and leaf yield of the crop and to constitute a germplasm collections. Results of the study show that there exists a sufficient genetic variability among the South Eastern Nigerian accessions that could be utilized as a germplasm pool for further improvement of the crop in Nigeria. The accessions Umu-LR, U muagwo-LR-3, Obibi-LR-1 and Ogidi-LR-1 had the outstanding performance and need to be fully exploited by growers.
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