Cucumis species cucumis melo name homonyms cucumis melo var. This is the highest yielding burpless cucumber weve found yet. Assessment of biodiversity among palestinian landraces of. Morphological characterization of snake melon cucumis melo var. Agromorphological characterization and assessment of. Cucumis melo cantaloupe feature round or oblong shape, measure 4. Hybridization for increased yield and nutritional content of snake. The species is monoecious individual flowers are either male or female, but both sexes can be found on the same plant and is pollinated by insects. This feature of the tree may be interpreted in favour of the proposed subdivision into two subspecies, ssp.
All about melon, the flagship fruit of summer abc of agri. Research article open access characterizing palestinian snake. Identification of fruit quality and morphology qtls in. The pdf file you selected should load here if your web browser has a pdf reader plugin installed for example, a recent version of adobe acrobat reader. Cucumis is a genus of twining, tendrilbearing plants in the family cucurbitaceae which includes the cucumber cucumis sativus, muskmelons cucumis melo, including cantaloupe and honeydew, the horned melon cucumis metuliferus, and the west indian gherkin cucumis anguria. They are a wonderful addition to breakfasts, desserts, aperitifs and salads. Pdf characterizing palestinian snake melon cucumis melo. Internally, its flesh color ranges from orangeyellow to salmon, has soft consistency and juicy texture with a sweet, musky aroma that emanates best in the completely ripe fruits. We report the first successful application of genotypingbysequencing gbs technology in melon. The following databases may contain further information on this name. The melon cucumis melo is an important alternative model plant for studying fruit ripening characteristic, such as aromatic traits.
It encompasses 15 different groups or varieties of which 5 varieties are belonging to the ssp. The pickles are the young fruits of cucumis melo var. Among the key sensory attributes of ripening fruit, the aroma plays a particularly distinctive role in determining consumers product preferences 24. Article full text enhanced pdf format, 157079 bytes. Cucumis melo flexuosus serpent melon pfaf plant database. It is understandable to find so many cultivars of cucumis melo var.
Cucumis melo is highly diverse for fruit traits providing wide breeding and genetic research opportunities, including genomewide association gwa analysis. There are many local genotypes in anatolia with round. Cucumis melo, commonly called muskmelon or sweet melon, is a scabrid or hispid, scrambling or climbing, annual or perennial plant of the gourd family. The genome of cucumis melo was first sequenced in 2012. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Characterizing palestinian snake melon cucumis melo var. The aim of this investigation was to study the antidiabetic impact of cucumis melo var. Media in category cucumis melo flexuosus group the following 11 files are in this category, out of 11 total. Prepare the garden by breaking up the existing soil use a hoe, spade, or power tiller to a depth of 1216 3040cm.
Regular cucumbers are cucumis sativus, while muskmelons are cucumis melo. Select a sunny site, away from trees and close to a water source if possible. It is a flagship food of the summer which the french love. Variants within these subspecies fall into groups whose genetics largely agree with their phenotypic traits, such as disease resistance, rind texture, flesh color, and fruit shape. Melons, like cantaloupe and honeydew, are refreshing fruits. Pdf this research was carried out in order to study the effect of seed priming on seedling emergence and seedling electrolyte leakage of. Comparative metabolomics and molecular phylogenetics of melon cucumis melo, cucurbitaceae biodiversity article pdf available march 2020 with 144 reads how we measure reads. Introduction the origin of snake melon cucumis melo var. The attractive, 10 cukes impart a refreshing, mild taste. The varieties agrestis, conomon, chito, dudaim and momordica are related to each other, and more distant from the two dessert melon groups and from var. Common name is in reference to the musky smell which emanates from many of the fruits in the species when cut open. The effect of cmloxs on the production of volatile organic. Morphological characterization of snake melon cucumis.
Muskmelon cucumis melo is a species of melon that has been developed into many cultivated varieties. Within the squashcucumber family, the genus cucumis is home to both cucumbers and muskmelons. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about cucumber cucumis melo var. This document is hs589, one of a series of the horticultural sciences department, ufifas extension. Turkey is origin of so many plant species including snake cucumber cucumis melo var. Pdf comparative metabolomics and molecular phylogenetics. The plant is sometimes cultivated for its edible fruit from the warm temperate zone to tropical areas. Morphologic characterization cucumis melo var flexuosus. It is in flower from july to september, and the seeds ripen from august to october. Environmental research center berc see additional file 1. Hybridization for increased yield and nutritional content of snake melon cucumis melo l. Aug 29, 2017 cucumis melo is highly diverse for fruit traits providing wide breeding and genetic research opportunities, including genomewide association gwa analysis. These accessions belonged to four impor tant landraces of cucumis melo var. Pdf morphological characterization of snake melon cucumis.
Identification of fruit quality and morphology qtls in melon cucumis melo using a population derived from flexuosus and cantalupensis botanical groups raghuprakash kastoori ramamurthy. Hosted by the usgs core science analytics and synthesis. Page designed through the cooperative efforts of interagency itis teams. These were later united into a single species, cucumis melo, by naudin 1859, who developed a classification. Agromorphological characterization and assessment of variability in local germoplasm of cucumis melo l. Search for sources of resistance to a melon dieback disease in spain j. Morphological characterization of snake melon cucumis melo. This plant and synonyms italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. Pangalo common names armenian cucumber in english armenische melone in german serpent melon in english snake melon in english. It looks like our maya cucumber is, or is a derivation of, what often is known as the armenian cucumber, cucumis melo var. Regeneration and histological analysis of snake melon cucumis. Breeding for resistance to powdery mildew in snake melon cucumis melo var.
The name of genus cucumis comes by its first descriptor linne 1753, who described five species of cultivated melons. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about armenian cucumber cucumis melo var. The extreme fruit variation within cucumis melo does not easily lend itself to conventional. Plants are extra productive because of their huge numbers of female flowers. Intraspecific classification of melons cucumis melo l.
Cucumis sativus, cucurbita foetidissima, cucurbita maxima, cucurbita pepo, citrullus lanatus, thladiantha dubia habitat preference. Interaction and linkage tests of flesh color genes in cucumis melo l. Request pdf morphological characterization of snake melon cucumis melo var. It is also safe to include all wild forms sold in india under the name cucumis melo var. A genetic model of bitter taste in young fruits of melon ma dewei, sun lan, liu yun hui, zhang yanping and liu haihe china cgc 20.
Flexuosus group melons have been traced back 4000 years to ancient. These include smoothskinned varieties such as honeydew, crenshaw, and casaba, and different netted cultivars cantaloupe, persian melon, and santa claus or christmas melon. Cucumis melo flexuosus is an annual plant, able to climb with the help of tendrils, but more commonly sprawling along the ground. With the advent of nextgeneration sequencing, single nucleotide polymorphism snp markers are widely used in the study of genetic diversity and genomics. The territory of israel is within the realm of the secondary center of origin of cucumis melo, yet it stands out in its poor melon diversity mainly due to its small area and. Cucumis melo flexuosus is a annual climber growing to 1. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Genomewide linkagedisequilibrium mapping to the candidate. Join our friendly community that shares tips and ideas for gardens, along with seeds and plants. Oct 19, 2018 it encompasses 15 different groups or varieties of which 5 varieties are belonging to the ssp. The following 11 files are in this category, out of 11 total.
Melons also provide an edible oil and have various traditional medicinal applications. Landraces of snake melon, an ancient middle eastern crop, reveal. Notes on infraspecific nomenclature and classifications of cultivated plants in compositae, cruciferae, cucurbitaceae, gramineae with a remark on triticum dicoccon schrank and leguminosae. This hybrid produces heavy yields of 45 pound melons.
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