Table 2. Semen characteristics of watermelon extended rooster semen at 1 hour

Parameters	T1	T2	T3	T4	T5	T6	T7
Percentage motility (%)	90.50^abc	91.16^a	90.73^abc	89.67^bc	89.78^b	91.01^ab	89.60^c
Progressive motility (%)	83.99^a	80.87^b	84.45^a	83.84^a	83.65^ab	82.67^ab	82.19^ab
Non- progressive motility (%)	6.51^b	10.30^a	6.28^b	5.83^b	6.13^b	8.34^ab	7.42^ab
Curvilinear velocity (VCL) (μm/s)	18.25	17.82	17.82	17.15	18.15	18.34	16.73
Average path velocity (VAP) (μm/s)	9.79	10.23	9.69	9.25	9.71	10.07	9.32
Straight line velocity (VSL) (μm/s)	4.08^ab	4.44^a	4.06^ab	3.92^b	4.08^ab	4.31^ab	4.04^ab
Linearity (%)	22.33^c	24.89^a	22.79^c	22.87^c	22.49^c	23.98^b	24.18^ab
Straightness (%)	41.65^c	43.34^a	41.90^c	42.38^bc	42.02^bc	42.79^ab	43.36^a
Amplitude of lateral head (ALH) (μm)	0.49^bc	0.51^ab	0.48^c	0.50^ab	0.48^c	0.52^a	0.50^ab
Beat cross frequency (BCF) (Hz)	4.66^a	4.29^ab	4.51^ab	4.27^ab	4.67^a	4.57^ab	4.08^b
Wobble (%)	53.59^cd	57.44^a	54.41^cd	53.96^cd	53.53^d	54.88^bc	55.76^b
Viability (%)	90.50	91.16	90.73	89.67	89.78	91.01	89.60

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%.