Evaluation of some inbred lines of summer squash for plant, flower, fruit and seed properties

摘要

Five-generation inbred lines of summer squash (Cucurbita pepo), Everest 8(15), Whitebush 2(18), Whitebush 11(38), Gieda 8(27), Gieda 12(19), and Gieda 12(36), were developed by selfing and some of their plant, flower, fruit and seed characteristics were observed. Plants of all six inbred lines were uniform for bush growth habit. Everest 8(15) had many branches, while the others had no branches. The inbred lines differed markedly from one another in the number of seeds produced per fruit.