CoMMerCiAl VArieties of VegetABles - Department of Agriculture ...

CHECKLIST OF COMMERCIAL VARIETIES OF VEGETABLESmusk melonName ofVariety/HybridIARI, New DelhiPusa MadhurasPusa SharbatiIIHR, BengaluruArka JeetArka RajahansIIVR, VaranasiKashi MadhuAAU, Anand, GujaratGujaratMuskmelon-3Salient FeaturesFruits are roundish-flat, each weighing 1 kg, sparselynetted with pale green strips, flesh is salmon-orange, juicywith 12-14% TSS. It has poor keeping quality. First pickingstarts 90-95 days after sowing. Average Yield 150-170 q/ha.Fruits are round with green stripes on moderately nettedskin, weighs 0.9 to 1 kg, good keeping quality; flesh thick,bright orange with narrow seed cavity, cantaloupe flavour,sweet (T.S.S. 10-12%), maturity 80-85 days. Yield 160 q/ha.Round but flat at both the ends. Skin colour dark green atearly stage of fruit development, which turns into goldenorange at full slip stage. Flesh white, medium texture,excellent flavour with high TSS (13-16%). Yield 14-15 t/ha.Fruits medium large, round to slightly oval, creamy whiteskin, netted with shallow vein tracks at full slip stage. Fruitskin white with green vein tracts when immature. Fleshwhite with pink seed cavity, crisp texture and mild flavourwhen ripe. Average fruit weight 1 kg with 2-3 fruitsper plant. Yield 25 t/ha.Plants have medium vine and leaves sparsely lobedand dark green, fruits are round, with open prominentgreen sutures, weight 650-725 g, half-slip in nature,thin rind, smooth and pale yellow at maturity, fleshsalmon orange (mango colour), thick, very juicy, T.S.S.13-14% and seeds are loosely packed in the seed cavity.Postharvest life is long with good transportability,tolerant to powdery and downy mildew, mediummaturity and yield 200-270 q/ha.The fruits are oblong shape and it has soft, attractinggreen flesh textured with sweet taste and good aromahaving 12% TSS. Average yield 127.05 q/ha.RecommendedAreasPunjab, U.P., Bihar,Rajasthan, Gujarat,Haryana, Delhi,M.P., Maharashtra,Karnataka, Tamil Naduand KeralaPunjab, Delhi,Rajasthan, U.P., Assamand West BengalRajasthan, Gujarat,Haryana, Delhi,Karnataka, Tamil Naduand KeralaKarnataka, Tamil Naduand KeralaU.P., Punjab andJharkhandPunjab, Tarai region ofU.P., Bihar, Jharkhand,M.P. and Maharashtra34