Muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) varieties differ in a range of physical and chemical attributes. Aroma is one of the most important factors determining fruit quality and consumer preference. Volatile esters, a major class of compounds contributing to the aroma of muskmelon fruit, are synthesized by alcohol acyl-transferases (AATs). We demonstrate here that volatile aldehydes are most abundant in un...

Fusarium wilt is one of the most destructive diseases of muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.), which is an economically important disease worldwide causes yield losses in muskmelon growing areas. One of the most effective controlling measures to prevent Fusarium wilt is through host resistance by using resistance genes. We used developed molecular markers for Fom-2 gene, which confers ...

The most important quality for muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) is their sweetness which is closely related to the soluble sugars content. Leaves are the main photosynthetic organs in plants and thus the source of sugar accumulation in fruits since sugars are translocated from leaves to fruits. The effects of grafting muskmelon on two different inter-specific (Cucurbita maxima×C. moschata) rootstock...

Pectin derived from plant waste sources is currently focused as an economical and eco-friendly approach. Optimization of pectin extraction from muskmelon peel by response surface methodology (RSM) was investigated in this study. Box-Behnken Design (BBD) was used to identify the optimal level of the extraction variables such as time, pH and temperature. A second-order model equation for pectin e...

The black-rot fungus, Myeosphaerella melonis (Pass.) Chiu and J. C. Walker, was first reported in France in 1891 on leaves of a Chinese variety of cucumber {CueUQyiis sativus L.) (¡^i) .^ It was recorded the next year from Delaware on vines of watermelon {Gitrullus vulgaris Sehr ad.), squash {Cucúrbita spp.), pumpkin {Cucúrbita pepo L.), muskmelon {Cucumis meló L.), and cucumber {3). Grossenbac...

In August 1946, marked viruslike symptoms were observed on watermelon {Citrullus vulgaris Schrad.) and muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) plants in a field at Merrimac, Wis. Inoculations from infected plants to tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.), cucumber (Cucumis sativus i.)> ö.nd watermelon demonstrated that the disease was of virus origin. Isolates from watermelon and muskmelon were identical, and one ...

Chitinase is often produced in higher plants as a general defence response after wounding or pathogenic attack. Since germinating seeds are exposed to soil pathogens, the activity and expression of chitinase in muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) seeds was investigated. One acidic and three basic chitinase isoforms were detected, beginning 40 d after anthesis in developing and fully mature seeds. Both ...

The postharvest quality of muskmelon can be affected by fruit rot caused the fungus Fusarium incarnatum, resulting in loss quality. utilization electrostatic atomized water particles (EAWPs) agriculture applications has been shown to induce disease resistance plants. Therefore, this study, we determined effect on fruits against F. incarnatum. EAWPs were applied for 0, 30, 60, and 90 min. EAWP-t...

Sugar content and composition are major criteria used in judging the quality of netted muskmelon (Cucumis melo L. var reticulatus) fruit. Sugar composition and four enzymes of sucrose metabolism were determined in ;Magnum 45' muskmelon fruit at 10-day intervals beginning 10 days after pollination (DAP) until full-slip (35 DAP). Sugar content increased in both outer (green) mesocarp and inner (o...

Two adjacent N-terminal tryptic peptides of the large subunit of ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase [3-phospho-D-glycerate carboxy-lyase (dimerizing), EC 4.1.1.39] from spinach, wheat, tobacco, and muskmelon were removed by limited tryptic proteolysis. Characterization by peptide sequencing, amino acid composition, and tandem mass spectrometry revealed that the N-terminal residue from ...