Heterosis has historically been exploited in plants; however, its underlying genetic
mechanisms and molecular basis remain elusive. In recent years, due to advances in …

The world's food and agricultural programs have gradually declined into an unsustainable
situation due to challenges such as increase in world population, varied agro-climatic …

The aim of this study is to evaluate a set of inbred lines and their hybrids and to determinate
the phenotypic and genotypic parameters. In addition, identify the heterosis and combining …

Six inbred lines of summer squash representing wide range of variability in most of the
studied traits were utilized in a half diallel cross. The studied traits were Plant height, days to …

Two locations trials were conducted to evaluate 14 imported genotypes of summer squash
(Cucurbita pepo) for some vegetative growth, flowering and yield traits during the summer …

Heterosis in plants has been among the challenging topics for plant scientists worldwide.
The production of F1 hybrid varieties of seed-propagated horticultural species is one of the …

RESUMEN El zapallo Cucurbita moschata Duchesne es una hortaliza para diversos
procesos culinarios y agroindustriales, por su color, sabor y textura; sin embargo, estas …

Significant differences were observed between the two locations for all studied traits except
both vinelength (VL) and number of leaves per plant (NoLP) traits. The results obtained over …

The development of local squash hybrids or varieties that have the capacity for higher
yielding and earliness over foreign cultivars or hybrids is a pressing need. The objectives of …

This research was carried out at the Experimental Farm of Sakha Agricultural Research
Station, Sakha, Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt, during the 2018–2020 rice-growing seasons to …