Correlaciones fenotípicas, genéticas y ambientales en Cucurbita moschata Duch. Ex Poir

Phenotypic, genotypic and environmental correlations in Cucurbita moschata Duch. Ex Poir. The study evaluated phenotypic, genotypic and environmental correlations among 12 agronomy characters, in two set diallelic from five parents each one. The first set from five open pollinated varieties and the second one from five self-pollinated lines S1, obtained from the previous varieties. The two experiments were in completely randomized blocks with five replications. A higher estimation of correlation (in magnitude and statistical significance) was observed in favor of the S1 lines diallelic. The genetic correlations were higher than the phenotypic and environmental correlations. The plant yield (PFP) showed the highest partial phenotypic and genetic correlations with the fruit weight (PPF) and fruits per plant (NFP) (rPF and rPG > 0.80). It is suggested to use the PPF and NFP as selection criteria for breeding of C. moschata for development of high yield cultivars.