Table 1. Semen characteristics of watermelon extended rooster semen at 0 hour

Parameters T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 T7
Percentage motility (%) 93.30 90.43 90.38 89.79 90.40 90.11 92.18
Progressive motility (%) 55.05d 69.64c 83.68a 81.08ab 84.55a 83.55a 72.57bc
Non- progressive motility (%) 38.25a 20.80b 6.70c 8.71c 5.85c 6.57c 19.61b
Curvilinear velocity (VCL) (μm/s) 15.00b 21.45b 27.29a 28.94a 28.32a 28.22a 22.43ab
Average path velocity (VAP) (μm/s) 5.74b 19.45a 19.40a 20.25a 19.70a 19.72a 22.46a
Straight line velocity (VSL) (μm/s) 7.30b 9.72a 8.04ab 8.30a 8.02ab 8.09ab 9.48a
Linearity (%) 30.18b 52.90a 53.30a 52.71a 51.95a 52.44a 54.40a
Straightness (%) 46.38b 61.84a 62.89a 61.96a 61.46a 61.87a 63.93a
Amplitude of lateral head (ALH) (μm) 0.76a 0.42c 0.50c 0.50c 0.48c 0.49c 0.62b
Beat cross frequency (BCF) (Hz) 4.48a 3.77b 4.35a 4.70a 4.68a 4.58a 5.00a
Wobble (%) 64.44b 70.78a 54.33b 54.13b 52.99b 53.57b 55.54b
Viability (%) 93.30 90.43 90.38 89.79 90.40 90.11 92.18
Means in the same row with different superscripts are significantly (p < 0.05) different.
Treatments are % watermelon in dextrose saline diluents: T1 is undiluted semen (positive control); T2, 10%; T3, 20%; T4, 30%; T5, 40%; T6, 50%; T7, 0%.