Introduction of muskmelon varieties

The cultivated varieties of thick-skinned muskmelon can be divided into four varieties: melon egg, Bailan melon, Hami summer melon and Hami wax gourd. At present, the varieties suitable for cultivation in North China are:

The growth period of yellow egg is 85-90 days, and it is precocious. The melon and fruit is nearly spherical, the skin is yellowish green, orange after maturity, the fruit surface is green reticulated or the skin is smooth. The meat is white, containing 12% or 25% refractive sugar. Moisture resistance and disease resistance are slightly stronger. The fruit is hard and resistant to storage and transportation. Jimigua No. 1 is precocious, the growth period is 86-90 days, and the cool area is about 95 days. It is adaptable and easy to cultivate. The plant has a strong growth potential. The son and grandson bear melon and have a high fruit setting rate. Melon round, golden skin, sparse, reticulate. The flesh is light green, crisp and juicy with strong aroma. Contains 12% to 15% refractive sugar, extremely resistant to transportation and drought. It can be cultivated with plastic film on saline-alkali, Wenming, hills and beaches.

Hetao honeydew melon has strong adaptability, resistance to transportation and high skin hardness. The fruit is broad and round, the shoulder of the fruit is raised, the skin is orange and yellow, and the top of the fruit is densely reticulated and rough. The flesh color is dark green, containing 15% and 16% sugar. Strong disease resistance.

The precocious variety Lutian 3 has a growth period of 80 days. The fruit is round, the tender melon is light green and yellow when ripe. The meat is milky white, hard, juicy and sweet, containing 14% refractive sugar. Resistant to storage and transportation. The growth potential at seedling stage is weak, the growth is more and more exuberant after vine drawing, and the fruit setting rate is high, so it is suitable for cultivation in small shed.

The whole growth period of Tianyou 1 is 100 days, and the fruit development period is more than 45 days. The fruit is oval, smooth, light green, yellow when ripe, with green stripes and spots. The flesh is green, fine in texture and fragrant in taste. It contains about 13% refractive sugar. It is suitable for cultivation in the shed.

Muskmelon plants grow vigorously, with larger leaves, flowers, fruits and seeds. The peel is thick and hard, inedible, the pulp is thicker than 2cm, the sugar content is high, the taste is sweet, and the melon is tasteless. Suitable for warm and dry climate, requiring a large temperature difference between day and night and sufficient light, poor disease resistance, not resistant to moisture, high temperature and humidity.