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Effective Jan. 1, 2025, the U.S. National Plant Germplasm System will modify its SMTA acceptance policy to distinguish between propagative and non-propagative germplasm.
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Descriptor:
Brix (BRIX)
Download list of accessions evaluated for this trait
Definition:
Mass percent sucrose determined by a hand held refractometer
Crop:
WATERMELON
Category:
Quality descriptors
Status:
Crop Germplasm Committee approved
Data Type:
Numeric descriptor
Maximum Length:
7
Responsible Site:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9) (
S9
)
Studies or environments
WATERMELON.1998
26 Accessions
WATERMELON.1999
84 Accessions
WATERMELON.2000
130 Accessions
WATERMELON.2001
145 Accessions
WATERMELON.2002
112 Accessions
WATERMELON.96
57 Accessions
WATERMELON.BYRON.2004
25 Accessions
WATERMELON.EXPERIMENT.2003
92 Accessions
WATERMELON.EXPERIMENT.2004
1 Accessions
WATERMELON.ISABELA.2010
1 Accessions
WATERMELON.MAYAGUEZ.2009
2 Accessions
Distribution of Values for
Brix (BRIX)
Range
Number of Accessions
.10 - 1.24
13
1.24 - 2.38
74
2.38 - 3.52
64
3.52 - 4.66
59
4.66 - 5.80
87
5.80 - 6.94
123
6.94 - 8.08
113
8.08 - 9.22
53
9.22 - 10.36
34
10.36 - 11.50
15