🍈 Musk Melon

Musk Melon

• Botanical Name: Cucumis melo
• Family: Cucurbitaceae
• Origin: Tropical Africa
• Used as whole some fruit pickling.

• Mango or Lemon Melon: C. Melo var. chito
• High temperature at the time of fruit maturity and ripening increases the sweetness.
• Musk melon is harvested at full slip stage, except Hara madhu at netting. ⭐️
• Seed rate: 1.5-2.0 kg/ha.
• Seed rate: 1 kg/ha by dibbling method
• Anthesis take place at 5.30 - 6.30 am at temperature of 21-29°C.
• Maximum no. of fruits with highest TSS is produced between 9th and 12th (bud) nodes on the main stein.
• Musk Melon is used in icecream in Western countries.
• TSS range 11-17% present in most of varieties.

Varieties

• Selection
  • Durgapura Madhu
  • Arka Jeet
  • Pusa Madhuras: mid, 12-14% TSS
  • Arka Rajhans
  • Hara Madhu
• Hybrid
  • Pusa Sharbati: Kutana x Cantaloupes, early variety 11-12% TSS
  • Punjab Sunheri: Hara Madhu x Edisto, 11-12% TSS
  • Hissar Madhur: Pusa Sharbati x 75
  • Punjab Rasila: Resistant to PM and DM (Powdery Mildew and Dowry Mildews)
  • MHY-5: Durgapura Madhu x Hara Madhu
• Public Sector Hybrid
• Pusa Rasraj: Developed using monoecious sex form as female parent, 11-12% TSS
• Private Sector Hybrid
  • Shweta
  • Swarna
• Downey Mildew resistant var: Punjab Rasilla
• Powdery Mildew resistant var: Arka Rajhans: Excellent keeping quality.
• Arka Jeet: Excellent flavour and high vitamin C, relatively dwarf habit.
• Arka sheetal is an improved cultivar of long melon.