Table 1 Summary of linkage mapping results for melon (Cucumis melo L.) F₂ (Top Mark × Q3-2-2) and RIL (Top Mark × WI 846-1) mapping populations and a consensus map from F₂ and RIL map merging

1 (I)

31

14

108.7

3.5

32

6

65.1

2.0

38

17

107.3

2.8

9.55

2 (II)

25

14

104.7

4.2

25

9

46.2

1.8

33

19

105.7

3.2

7.50

3 (III)

22

11

81.7

3.7

14

6

46.0

3.3

24

13

81.8

3.4

8.01

4 (IV)

34

16

82.3

2.4

44

15

159.1

3.6

50

26

116.9

2.3

12.61

5 (V)

24

14

87.5

3.6

19

8

85.3

4.5

28

16

58.2

2.1

8.30

6 (VI)

23

10

63.8

2.8

44

9

73.0

1.7

25

11

64.4

2.6

9.25

7 (VII)

28

12

91.9

3.3

37

15

106.5

2.9

41

21

108.0

2.6

7.50

8 (VIII)

35

16

87.1

2.5

21

4

48.3

2.3

39

17

87.2

2.2

7.25

9 (IX)

24

13

71.0

3.0

16

4

42.7

2.7

27

13

71.9

2.7

6.70

10 (X)

20

11

54.2

2.7

23

9

57.4

2.5

30

17

62.5

2.1

9.41

11 (XI)

36

18

100.7

2.8

37

11

89.7

2.4

43

23

87.4

2.0

6.70

12 (XII)

21

7

78.0

3.7

23

3

59.8

2.6

23

6

77.6

3.4

7.21

Sum/average

323

156

1011.6

3.1

335

99

879.1

2.6

401

199

1029.0

2.6

n/a