Cucumis melo - Science topic

Online microwave drying process monitoring has been challenging due to the incompatibility of metal components with microwaves. This paper developed a microwave drying system based on online machine vision, which realized real-time extraction and measurement of images, weight, and temperature. An image-processing algorithm was developed to capture...

De acuerdo con la FAO, aproximadamente un tercio de la producción mundial de alimentos se pierde o desperdicia. Estos desperdicios reducen la disponibilidad de alimentos para la población, incrementan sus precios y generan problemas de contaminación ambiental. Un problema común en los países en desarrollo es la escasez de datos acerca de la cantida...

The indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) auxin is an important endogenous hormone that plays a key role in the regulation of plant growth and development. In recent years, with the progression of auxin-related research, the function of the Gretchen Hagen 3 (GH3) gene has become a prominent research topic. However, studies focusing on the characteristics and...

Considering the adverse effects of drought stress on the establishment and early growth of vegetables, this study was conducted to evaluate the possibility of inducing drought tolerance in transplants of melon (Cucumis melo L.) with silicon (Si) pretreatment. Melon seeds were grown in seed trays. After the appearance of the first true leaf, the pla...

This study investigated how salicylic acid (SA) mediates the response of melon (Cucumis melo) seeds to salt stress using physiological and transcriptomic methods. The effects of SA on the antioxidant enzymes, osmoregulatory substances, and transcriptome of melon seeds under salt stress were investigated using sodium chloride (NaCl, 100 mmol·L−1) as...

The possible use of chitosan coating on fresh-cut melons (Cucumis melo var. Cantalupensis) was investigated in this research topic. Manually sliced melons were treated with solutions of 10 g/kg chitosan and 10 g/kg chitosan with calcium lactate and then stored at 4°C for 8 days. Physical, physicochemical, microbiological and sensory properties of t...

The Triplet-Septet (TS) set of melon cucurbit powdery mildew (CPM) race differentials (CPMRD) was established to provide an international means for objective and uniform identification and designation on CPM races. The Area Under Disease Progress Stairs (AUDPS) method for disease progress estimation was derived from the Area Under Disease Progress...

Melon seed extracts have high antioxidant activities and are effective against a variety of diseases, including kidney stones. In kidney stone model rats, the anti-urolithiatic effects of the hydro-ethanolic extract of melon seed and potassium citrate were studied and compared. After urolithiasis induction by ethylene glycol, the extract and potass...

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Background Vine decline disease caused by the fungus Monosporascus cannonballus , is a threat to melon production ( Cucumis melo L.) worldwide. Nonetheless, little is known about the metabolites produced during the host pathogen interaction. Thus, the objective of this study was to measure quantities of amino acids produced over time during such an...

Phelipanche aegyptiaca is an obligate holoparasite that causes serious negative effects on crop growth and productivity, effective control of which is difficult due to its unique biological characteristics. In this study, we performed a comparative transcriptome analysis of resistant and susceptible Cucumis melo cultivars (KR1326 and K1237) inocula...

Nanotechnology has achieved great attention due to its impressive performance especially engineered nanoparticles (ENPs). Copper-based nanoparticles offer favorable development in the fabrication of agrochemicals including fertilizers and pesticides in the field of agriculture. However, their toxic impact on melon plants (Cucumis melo) still needs...

As an agricultural plant, the cantaloupe contains rich nutrition and high moisture content. In this paper, the estimation problem of the moisture ratio model during a cantaloupe microwave drying process was considered. First of all, an image processing-based cantaloupe drying system was designed and the expression of the moisture ratio with regard...

The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of nitrogen fertilization and inoculation with Azospirillum brasilense on the quality of Cantaloupe melon fruit. Two experiments were carried out, one with direct sowing and the other with transplanted seedlings, in a 2 × 2 factorial scheme with five replications. For the constitution of the treatment...

The effect of cutting on the molecular changes underlying sucrose metabolism and the phenylpropanoid pathway in melon fruit (cv. Yugu) during storage at 15 °C was investigated. Furthermore, the key metabolites, enzymes, and genes involved in sucrose and phenylpropanoid metabolism were determined. Results showed that the cutting of melon increased t...

An efficient method to instantly assess drought-tolerant plants after germination is using osmoregulation in tissue culture media. In this study, the responses of three Iranian melon genotypes to sorbitol (0.1, 0.2, and 0.4 M) or polyethylene glycol (PEG) (0.009, 0.012, and 0.015 M) were evaluated as drought stress simulators in MS medium. ‘Girke’...

Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus (ToLCNDV, family Geminiviridae, genus Begomovirus) is a whitefly-transmitted virus that causes widespread damage in Cucurbitaceae and Solaneceae crops worldwide. The Spanish strain, ToLCNDV-ES, affects mainly cucurbit crops and has spread through the Mediterranean basin since its first detection in 2013 in the south...

To have an insight into the karyotype variation of eight Cucurbitaceae crops including Cucumis sativus Linnaeus, 1753, Cucumis melo Linnaeus, 1753, Citrullus lanatus (Thunberg, 1794) Matsumura et Nakai, 1916, Benincasa hispida (Thunberg, 1784) Cogniaux, 1881, Momordica charantia Linnaeus, 1753, Luffa cylindrica (Linnaeus, 1753) Roemer, 1846, Lagena...

The protein content of ogiri from Cucumis melo was significantly higher at 23.96%, but low in protein digestibility, while Citrullus Lanatus and Cucumeropsis mannii ogiri gave significantly (P<0.05) higher in-vitro protein digestibility of 71.14% and 70.01%, respectively. Essential amino acids detected in the samples were significantly higher in C...

Background: In addition to the nutritional benefits of Cucumis melo L., herbalists in Pakistan and India employ seeds to treat various ailments. This study aimed to determine the regulatory role of C. melo seeds in calcium-mediated smooth muscle contraction. Methods: We identified and quantified the phytochemicals of C. melo with LC ESI-MS/MS an...

Ensilage of refused fruit with forage is a viable approach to increase resource use in ruminant feed. The use of refused melon (Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo var. inodorus H. Jacq.) fruit (RMF), ensiled at 0%, 2%, 4%, 6%, or 8% of natural matter with sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench), was assessed in terms of chemical- bromatological composition...

The accumulation of toxic elements in vegetables and melons grown in agriculture, Brassica rapa - turnip, Solanum lycopersicum - tomato, Citrullus lanatus - watermelon, Capsicum annuum - bell pepper, Daucus carota - carrots, Cucurbita pepo - pumpkin, Cucumis melo - melon, and also Prunus armeniaca - apricot from fruit trees were analyzed. The exces...

Background: Coconut coir dust (CD) is commonly used for growing selected fruit and vegetables. It is a soilless medium with excellent drainage and high-water holding capacity; free from infestations of weeds and pathogens. However, plant growth is adversely affected due to its high salinity, potassium and low pH. Methods: A greenhouse experiment wa...

Powdery mildew (PM) is one of the main fungal diseases that appear during the cultivation of the melon fruit crop. Mildew Resistance Locus “O” (MLO) is known as a gene family and has seven conserved transmembrane domains. An induced functional loss of a specific MLO gene could mainly confer PM resistance to melons. However, the genomic structure of...

The shortage of good quantity and quality of water for irrigated agriculture is a major problem in arid and semiarid regions. To deal with this problem, deficit irrigation (DI) or arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) inoculation have been proposed and adopted for many crops as a tool to save water, or to improve crop tolerance to drought stress. An e...

The use of bio-fruit waste has more attention in recent years because of the low cost of bio-fibers and the protection of the environment. In this study, the epoxy was reinforced with fruit residues (cantaloupe peel powder) in proportions (1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, 5%, 7.5%, and 10% by weight) as results of mechanical tests such as impact, hardness, flexural...

Key message Identified a recessive gene (Cmpmr2F) associated with resistance to infection by the powdery mildew causing agent Podosphaera xanthii race 2F. Abstract Powdery mildew (PM) is one of the most destructive fungal diseases of melon, which significantly reduces the crop yield and quality. Multiple studies are being performed for in-depth ge...

Melon is a pollinator-dependent crop that relies mainly on bees to set fruits. However, man-selected varieties vary in their attractiveness to flower visitors, and some flower genders and melon types may be less visited than others, harming pollination. We investigated the nectar composition of male, female and hermaphrodite flowers of 270 individu...

The effect of the QTL involved in climacteric ripening ETHQB3.5 on the fruit VOC composition was studied using a set of Near-Isogenic Lines (NILs) containing overlapping introgressions from the Korean accession PI 16375 on the chromosome 3 in the climacteric ‘Piel de Sapo’ (PS) genetic background. ETHQB3.5 was mapped in an interval of 1.24 Mb that...

Traditional irrigation control systems is characterized with inefficient management of water and often results in low water productivity index and reduced cultivation yield. In addition, insufficient water supply and high rate of water loss due to evapotranspiration increases plant stress which often affects its growth and development. Therefore, t...

Genetic diversity of Cambodian melon was evaluated by the analysis of 12 RAPD and seven SSR markers using 62 accessions of melon landraces, and compared with 231 accessions from other areas for genetic characterization of Cambodian melon. Among 62 accessions, 56 accessions were morphologically classified as small-seed type whose seed length was sho...

The selection of adequate substrate for soilless culture is based on technical and economic considerations. Therefore, the search for alternatives by the valorization of natural by-products is gaining importance. The main objective of this study was to compare the effects of local farm resources, date-palm waste, as culture substrate, to coconut fi...

Root-knot nematodes especially Meloidogyne spp. are considered as most destructive obligate parasites that substantially reduce crop yield and quality. Fosthiazate is an efficient organothiophosphate chemical with nematicidal activity against Meloidogyne spp. The present study aimed to analyze the efficacy of fosthiazate against root-knot disease i...

Cucumis melo L. is an important horticultural crop that is widely cultivated for its edible fruit. The breeding of melon crop in order to improve its qualitative and quantitative yield is the objective of the current research. The recent melon breeding majorly focused on identification of novel genes, novel QTLs, and differentially expressed genes...

Organic growers of cucurbit (Cucurbitaceae) crops in the midwestern United States have difficulty managing bacterial wilt-a fatal disease with a pathogen (Erwinia tracheiphila) that is transmitted by striped and spotted cucumber beetles (Acalymma vittatum and Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi, respectively). Registered organic insecticides lack ef...

Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) plastic mulching films have an important function, but at the end of their lifetime pose an economic and environmental problem in terms of their removal and disposal. Biodegradable mulching films represent an alternative to LDPE with the potential to avoid these environmental issues. In this preliminary study, we emp...

Grafting techniques are being used to improve economically important horticultural crops including Cucumis melo L. This 2-year study was carried out at Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of grafting using different rootstocks on plant, fruit and seed quality in cantaloupe melons. The double haploid (DH) fem...

The bacterial nanocellulose has been used in a wide range of biomedical applications including carriers for drug delivery, blood vessels, artificial skin and wound dressing. The total of ten morphologically different bacterial strains were screened for their potential to produce bacterial nanocellulose (BNC). Among these isolates, Bacillus sp. stra...

Major depressive disorders such as anxiety and depression is predominantly developed in the modern era due to stressful lifestyle and now become the second leading cause of disability. The purpose of the current investigation to evaluate and compared the neuropharmacological effects of three different varaities of Cucurbitaceae seeds including Cucu...

This research studied the genetic control of the traits related to melon fruit quality. The F1, F2, BC1, BC2 generations from the OL x A-16 and OL x PV crossings were evaluated in two separate trials conducted in randomized blocks with three replications. The evaluated traits were: average fruit weight, shape index, pulp thickness, pulp firmness, s...

This study aimed to evaluate the efficiency of phosphorus use with melon genotypes cultivated in a hydroponic system. Ten melon genotypes were evaluated in solutions with and without phosphorus restriction. A randomized block design in a 10 × 2 factorial scheme was used, with five replicates. The following characteristics were evaluated: leaf numbe...

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of a combination of NPK fertilizer and liquid organic fertilizer (POC) and pruning and its interaction on the growth and yield of melon plants on dry land. The experiment used a two-factor factorial randomized block design, namely: Application of NPK + Liquid Organic Fertilizer (POC) (b0 = 100% NPK...

Phelipanche aegyptiaca Pers. is a holoparasitic plant that causes tremendous losses of agricultural crops worldwide. The initiation and development of the haustoria (special intrusive organs) is a key step in the growth of parasitic plants. The initiation of haustorium is largely dependent on haustorium-inducing factors (HIFs) secreted from host ro...

Improvement of snap melon (Cucumis melo L. var. momordica (Roxb.) has been constrained by the lack of adequate information on genetic control of different fruit and quality characters. The study was conducted to determine gene action, heterosis and narrow sense heritability for 13 quantitative characters using 5 × 5 half diallel analysis. No intera...

PurposeBrassica seed meals (BSMs) are widely used as biofumigants to control various soil-borne plant diseases. However, the mechanism of bacterial community reconstruction following fumigation with BSMs remains poorly understood.Methods In the present study, to decipher the mechanism of bacterial community reconstruction in fumigated soil and to u...

The family of Geminiviridae consists of more than 500 circular single-stranded (ss) DNA viral species that can infect numerous dicot and monocot plants. Geminiviruses replicate their genome in the nucleus of a plant cell, taking advantage of the host's DNA replication machinery. For converting their DNA into double-stranded DNA, and subsequent repl...

The genomic sequences segregating in experimental populations are often highly divergent from the community reference and from one another. Such divergence is problematic under various short-read-based genotyping strategies. In addition, large structural differences are often invisible despite being strong candidates for causal variation. These iss...

Seedling is the most important starting material for muskmelon production. Healthy seedling production can be addressed by finding appropriate seedling substrates. Blue crab shell powder (BCSP) has been used as a substrate additive to increase the growth and yield of agricultural produce. This research aimed to investigate the impact of using BCSP...

Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus (ToLCNDV) is an emerging begomovirus (Geminiviridae family) listed in the EPPO Alert List 2, present in the Mediterranean area and in Italy, where it was reported in 2015 in Sicilian courgette. The virus is widespread in cucurbits where it causes up to 100% production losses. In 2018, ToLCNDV was isolated in Apulia...

Abstract Background Cucumis melon is a medicinal plant with multiple pharmacological properties such as anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and diuretic effects. An increasing body of scientific evidence established the anti-diabetic/anti-obesity effects of Cucumis melo in humans, mice, and hamster models. However, there are no tangible reports on its...

Saputra HE, Syukur M, Suwarno WB, Sobir. 2022. Diversity and similarity of melon (Cucumis melo L.) groups and determination of distinguishing morphological characters. Biodiversitas 23: 6254-6261. Characterization is an important activity for the study of genotype diversity and similarity. The study was aiming at obtaining information about the div...

The presence of pollinating insects in crop fields is an essential factor for agricultural production and pollinator conservation. Agricultural intensification has been identified as a driver of pollinator decline over the last decades and challenges the efficiency of pollination. Several approaches are used to support pollinators and their ecosyst...

THE EFFECT OF NANOPRIMING TREATMENTS ON EMERGENCE AND SEEDLING QUALITY IN MELON (Cucumis melo L.) Nanomaterials have found wide use in plant production and their effects in priming treatments have been determined in different species. Melon (cv. Kırkağaç) seeds were treated with hydropriming, Ferula elaeochytris gum extract (0.2 g l-1) and organic...

Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) constitutes part of the body’s front line in antioxidant defenses, helping to maintain the physiological oxidant-antioxidant balance. However, this balance can be disrupted by a number of factors that include aging, smoking, pollution, exposure to sunlight, high intensity exercise, infection and the subsequent immune resp...

Resistance to Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) in melon (Cucumis melo L.) has been described in several exotic accessions and is controlled by a recessive resistance gene, cmv1, that encodes a Vacuolar protein sorting 41 (CmVPS41). cmv1 prevents systemic infection by restricting the virus to the bundle sheath cells, preventing viral phloem entry. CmVPS4...

Melon (Cucumis melo) is an important economic crop cultivated worldwide. A unique SUN gene family plays a crucial role in regulating plant growth and fruit development, but many SUN family genes and their function have not been well-characterized in melon. In the present study, we performed genome-wide identification and bioinformatics analysis and...

Edible oils are one of the important products that have lately come to light for their beneficial and nutritional properties. As a result, scientists and the oil industry are always working to demonstrate the health-giving benefits of both fruit and vegetable seed oils. Fruits are popular for their fleshy parts. However, the seeds are often discard...

Due to the increasing consciousness of a healthy diet and pursuit of convenience among consumers, the market for fresh fruit is on the rise, and the melon is among the most welcome of fruits for its sensory attributes and nutritional properties. Consumption safety of cut fruit remains an issue of concern that may affect public health. This study ai...

Aims: Evaluate the impact and biofortification of iodide (I-) and iodate (IO 3-), on melon morphology and physiology under greenhouse conditions. Study Design: Experimental design was completely randomized with a 2x2x3 factorial arrangement, for a total of 12 treatments and 4 repetitions, giving a total of 48 experimental units. Means were compared...