American Journal of Botany, Vol. 21, No. 5 (May, 1934), pp. 242-250 (9 pages) The results of the experiments described in this paper may be summarized as follows: 1. Seedlings of Cucumis melo grown ...

The Cucurbitaceae family comprises about 115 genera and 960 species of different fruits and vegetables, which are rich sources of proteins, vitamins, minerals, dietary fibers, and many bioactive ...

Protection of Honeydew melons, Cucumis melo, from infestation by the sweetpotato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, (Gennadius) and the vegetable leafminer, Liriomyza sativae Blanchard, varied relative to the ...

Cucumbers and melons are familiar items on our market stands. Botanists have now shown that both plants originated in Asia. The cucumber traces its ancestry to the slopes of the Himalayas, but, ...

Honeydew melon and cantaloupe may be closely related species-wise but are still unique in flavor and appearance. The nutritional profile of both melons differs slightly. Honeydew melon and cantaloupe ...