What are the common varieties of cantaloupe? How do melon farmers choose the right varieties to grow?

Cantaloupe varieties in the market circulation of many brands, no less than a hundred, complex, temporarily do not know how to choose. So what are the common varieties of cantaloupe? How to choose the right variety to plant?

What are the common varieties of cantaloupe?

1. Donghu melon

East Lake melon is a kind of cantaloupe. "Xinjiang muskmelon is the first in the world, East Lake melon Xinjiang" is the best exposition of East Lake melon. East Lake melon net is beautiful, taste like fragrant pear, sweet, crisp and tender, with attractive aromas of milk, fruit and wine. The melons produced in Donghu are sweet and sweet. People regard Donghu melons in Shanshan as the king of melons.

2. Black eyebrows

Black eyebrow cantaloupe shape oval garden, the skin has more than a dozen dark green vertical stripes, just like beauty Xiumei, melon meat green, fine and juicy, high sugar content, sticky hands, eat it after winter, but also aroma, sweet and refreshing.

3. Crispy hearts

Red crisp cantaloupe is orange-red in color, crisp and juicy, with creamy flavor, strong fragrance, and lingering aftertaste.

4. Yellow eggs

Yellow eggs cantaloupe color golden, shape garden is small, meat such as lanolin, soft taste sweet, indoor put a melon full house to produce fragrance.

5. Red in snow

Xuelihong is a thick-skinned melon bred by Xinjiang Hami Melon Research Center. it is an early and middle-ripe variety with a fruit development period of about 40 days. The fruit is oval, the pericarp is white, occasionally has sparse net patterns, it is red when ripe, the flesh is light red, the flesh is delicate, crisp and refreshing, and it melts in the mouth. It tastes like fragrant pear, the central refractive sugar is more than 15%, and the single melon weighs about 2.5 kg.

6. Jiashigua

Jiashi melon gets its name from its origin in Jiashi County, which has been planted for more than 1500 years. It has a wide variety of varieties, including more than 30 species in the early, middle and late seasons. Jiashi melon has a long history of cultivation, and its shape is symmetrical and full. it has the characteristics of thick and fine meat, sweet and crisp, thick juice, thin skin, high sugar content and so on. Jiashi melon ranks first among all kinds of melons in Xinjiang and becomes the leader among all kinds of melons and fruits in China.

Second, how to choose a suitable variety of cantaloupe for planting?

However, melon farmers should also see whether they are suitable for planting according to their own actual situation.

1. Distinguish whether the variety is suitable for you from the strain.

The cantaloupes we know all belong to the melon series, which is divided into Elizabeth series and Hami series. Elizabeth series is mainly represented by Yugu, Huangpi Daguo, Jiuhongrui and other varieties, which have strong resistance to diseases and insect pests, and the lateral roots are more developed, which are more suitable for planting on slopes such as Nine Institute, Flo, Jianfeng, Nangang, Gancheng and so on. Hami typical ghostwriter has excellent 25, excellent 17, Chang Xiangyu, including improved Meilong, Jinxiangyu and other varieties, more extensive, sea sand, sloping land, paddy field can be planted.

2. From the difficulty of cracking melons, it is easy to decide whether you are suitable for planting.

Among all the cantaloupe varieties, Elizabeth series is more crack-resistant, while Hami series is weaker. Among the Hami series, Changxiangyu and Meilong were the best crack resistant varieties, and No. 17 was the hybrid between Changxiangyu and No. 25, followed by crack resistance. The most crack-resistant variety is variety 25. There was a popular saying in Hainan that "if you want to grow 25 if you want to be rich, you can grow 25 if you want to be poor." this makes many people talk about variety 25. Among the crack-resistant varieties 25, excellent 25, which has emerged in recent years, is a typical representative, which is deeply loved by melon farmers.

3. Decide whether the variety is suitable for you from soft meat and crispy meat.

Soft meat and crispy meat are determined according to the market demand of the client and the shelf life. Weak meat melon shelf life is relatively short, not suitable for storage, the general storage time in more than 20 days, began to pour flesh. This variety is more suitable for the consumption of high-end groups and elderly groups, the annual price is unstable, when there is a shortage of melons, the price is higher, if listed centrally, the sales range is narrow. Crispy melon is suitable for the mass market, entertainment and conference consumption, because of its long shelf life (up to two months), good flavor and high sugar content, it is favored by the market, and now it is also the first choice for supermarkets and boutique fruit stores. Take excellent 25 as an example, the market reputation has not cooled for several years in a row.

4. Decide whether it is suitable for you to plant according to the size of the fruit.

The size of the melon is to determine your future market trend of cantaloupe. Large melons are suitable for conferences and entertainment clubs, while small melons are suitable for ordinary families to consume or take the boutique route. Large melons are suitable for sloping fields and paddy fields, because large melons are more resistant to water and fertilizer and are suitable for large-scale or extensive management. Small melons are more suitable for marine sandy land, because the root system is shallow, disease resistance is relatively weak, and the requirements for water and fertilizer are also very harsh. for people with poor soil quality and poor technical management, planting is relatively difficult.

5. Determine whether it is suitable for you to plant from the difficulty of planting.

Hami melon can be divided into loose plants and compact plants. the stress resistance of loose plants is relatively weak and the high yield is high, while the compact type is strong, but the high yield is relatively weak. Loose melons have shallow roots and high requirements for water, fertilizer and technical management. if you don't pay attention to them, they will get sick or crack melons. The compact root system is relatively developed, and it is not too difficult to manage, but there are strict requirements for water and fertilizer in the melon expansion period.