MELON
Cucumis melo
Family: CUCURBITACEAE

		SOW (KG/HA)			DISTANCE (CM)
SEED COUNT PER GRAMME	GERM. LASTS YEARS	DIRECT SOWING	TRANSPLANT	DEPTH OF SOWING CM	ROW-TO-ROW	PLANT-TO-PLANT	SPROUTING TIME (DAYS)
30-35	5	4-6	0.5-1	2-3	120-150	80-100	7-10

VARIETY	DAYS	FRUIT SHAPE	NETTING	WEIGHT KG	EXTERNAL	INTERNAL
Ananas d’Amerique	95	oblong	present	1,9-2,2	light orange	creamy white
Charentais	90	round	absent	0,9-1,2	grey-yellow	deep orange
Hale’s best jumbo	90	oblong	present	1,5-1,7	green-creamy	salmon-orange
Honey dew green flash	115	round-oval	absent	1,9-2,2	creamy-white	salmon-orange
Yellow canary 2 (smooth)	105	oblong	absent	1,9-2,3	yellow	white
Yellow canary 3 (wrinkled)	110	oblong	absent	2,2-2,5	yellow	white
Pele de Sapo	105	oblong	absent	2,2-2,5	green with dark spots	white
Retato degli ortolani	100	oblong	present	1,6-1,9	grey-yellow	salmon
Valencia early-Rochet	105	oblong	absent	2,1-2,4	green	white
Valencia late	120	oblong	absent	1,9-2,3	dark green	white

Hybrid
Summer dream F.1	95	round	absent	1,9-2,3	green-creamy	salmon
Supermarket F.1	90	oblong	present	1,9-2,3	grey-creamy	salmon