S. Kalaiselvan, A.R. Lenin, J. Padmanaban and K. Dhanasekaran
Abstract
Muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) is one of the most well-known dessert vegetables, belong to the Cucurbitaceae family. At Puthur village, Thalaivasal taluk, Salem district, from February to May 2022, a group of 33 germplasm lines were tested using a Randomised Block Design with three replications. The findings indicate that the clustering of genotypes revealed that Cluster I comprises highest number of genotypes (19) followed by cluster III comprising of 6 genotypes. Cluster IV had the greatest intra-cluster distance, which was followed by clusters II, III, I and V. The genotypes found in clusters IV and III had satisfactory values for the intercluster distance and the cluster mean. As a result, that genotype belongs to cluster IV, and cluster III may be utilised as parents in a hybridization programme to produce hybrids that are ideal for tropical climates.