Claim · model-written summary
The double dwarf had shorter internodes than either parent.
- Taxon
- Watermelon
Citrullus lanatust0 - Outcome
- internodese0
- Direction
- much shortere0
- Comparator
- either parente0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentSettingValueQualifier
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“It has much shorter internodes than either parent”
t0“Watermelon”
Title
H. C. Mohr; M. S. Sandhu Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science 1975. doi:10.21273/jashs.100.2.135
Other claims from this paper (6)
- Observation The two watermelon dwarf genes were non-allelic.
- Observation The F2 segregated 9:3:3:1 and included a previously unreported double recessive form.
- Observation The double recessive dwarf was designated dw 1 dw 1 dw 2 dw 2.
- Observation The double dwarf combined crown branching and naked bud traits from its parents.
- Observation The double dwarf matured later than either parent.
- Observation Double recessive breeding lines showed promise for home gardens and intensive commercial culture.