Melon
Latin name:
Cucumis melo L.
| Variety | Tested under # | Maturity | Plant type | Heads | Disease resistance | Remarks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shape | Weight (kg) | Flesh color | Skin color | HR | IR | |||||
| Cantaloup varieties | ||||||||||
| Kabayon F1 | TT-0297 | Mid-early, 75 - 85 days | Strong vigour, good cover, well balanced | Ball shape with sutures | 1 - 1,2 | Orange | Cream with netting and green sutures | Fom:0,1,2 | Ag | Cantaloup type melon. Well balanced plants with excellent fruit set, producing high quality and very sweet fruits. |
| Galia varieties | ||||||||||
| PN129 | TT-0137 | Mid-early, 80 - 85 days | Strong vigour, good cover | Round to slightly oval | 1 - 1,3 | Green | Yellow with netting | Fom:0,1,2; MNSV | Px:1,2 |
Galia type melon. Good production of excellent quality and very sweet fruits |
Legend & Disclaimer
Code
Fom
Gc
MNSV
Px
Scientific name
Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. Melonis
Golovinomyces cichoracearum (ex. Erysiphe cichoracearum)
Melon Necrotic Spot Virus
Podoshaera xanthii (ex. Sphaerotheca fuliginea)
English name
Fusarium Wilt
Powdery mildew
Melon necrotic spot
Powdery mildew
Races/Strains
0, 1, 2, 1.2
1
-
1, 2, 3, 5, 3.5
In cases where specific races or strains are not noted, the variety is resistant to some, but not necessarily all known races or strains of the pathogen.
We have exercised the utmost care compiling these variety descriptions. For the Nigerian market we made some adjustments in the original descriptions from our suppliers based on results in our trials at Kano. For all details on varieties listed, including latest information on resistances, please refer to the websites of our suppliers Enza Zaden (www.enzazaden.com) and Pop Vriend Zaden (www.popvriendvegetableseeds.com)