Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 11:54-56 (article 23) 1988
F. Nuez, C. Ferrando and M.J. Diez
Departmento de Biotecnologia. U. Politecnica, Valencia, Spain.
J. Costa and M.S. Catala
C.R.I,A. La Alberca. Murcia, Spain
J. Cuartero and M.L. Gomez-Guillamon
Finca Experimental “La Mayora”. C.S.I.C. Malaga, Spain
During 1984 and 1985 a collection of Cucumis melo L. was carried out in Spain.The project, designed for collecting several vegetable crop species germplasm, was partially supported by I.B.P.G.R./F.A.O. The accessions of muskmelon collected, were indicated in the C.G.C. Report 9 (1986) :10-11. Since then, we have collected new accessions of different crop species. Among them, 130 accessions are of muskmelon from the following sampling areas: Murcia (MU), Andalucia (AN), Valencia (V), Castilla-La Mancha (CM), Extremadura (E), Cataluna (C), Baleares (B), Castilla-Leon (CL), Aragon (A).
We have grouped the accessions according to several fruit characteristics observed. The abbreviations for the observations are: C=Cracked fruits; W=Wrinkled; E=Escriturado” (In Spain the work “escrito” is used to describe the set of lines or marks that generally appear on the fruit skin which look like letters or features made by a pen or some other very thin cutting object).
GROUP 1: “PIEL DE SAPO”
Predominant skin color at maturity: green. Secondary skin color: yellow or dark green. Design produced by secondary skin color: speckled and spotted. Fruit skin texture: firm. Fruit shape: elliptical. Observations: MU-C-24, CM-C-51, E-C-37 and C-C-21 show some of E; C-C-127 shows C.
Label |
Locality |
Label |
Locality |
Label |
Locality |
| MU-C-7 | Totana | AN-C-116 | Gaba | CM-C-51 | Illescas |
| MU-C-11 | Balsicas | AN-C-152 | Cartama | E-C-36 | La Haba |
| MU-C-18 | Torre Pacheco | V-C-9 | Venta Del Moro | E-C-37 | La Haba |
| MU-C-24 | Corvera | V-C-125 | Novelda | E-C-39 | La Codosera |
| MU-C-26 | Balsa-Pintada | V-C-127 | Petrel | C-C-21 | Campllonc |
| MU-C-42 | Lorca | CM-C-13 | Villatoya | C-C-25 | Ripoll |
| MU-C-43 | Lorca | CM-C-15 | Filanco | C-C-38 | Artesa de Segre |
| MU-C-45 | Mazarron | CM-C-20 | Tolosa | CL-C-4 | Carracadelo |
| AN-C-85 | Sabiote | ||||
The local names are: AN-C-58 = escrito; AN-C-116 = alagartado; V-C-9, CM-C-20 = pinoncillo; E-C-36 = cocio; E-C-39 = verde pinto; C-C-21 = sucre; All of the other accessions = piel de sapo or pinta sapo.
GROUP 2: “AMARILLO”
Skin color at maturity: yellow. Fruit skin texture: superficial wrinkled (except MU-C-23); some of the accessions show E; V-C-119 shows C. Flesh color: white. Flesh texture: firm Fruit shape: globular.
Label |
Locality |
Label |
Localiaty |
Label |
Locality |
| MU-C-10 | Balsicas | MU-C-32 | Cuevas del | ANC-122 | Jauja |
| MU-C-12 | Balsicas | Reyllo | AN-C-151 | Santo Tome | |
| MU-C-17 | Torre Pacheco | MU-C-35 | Cartagena | V-C-116 | Guardamar |
| MU-C-23 | Los Marinez | MU-C-37 | Torreaguera | V-C-119 | Cox |
| MU-C-27 | Lobosillo | MU-C-40 | Totana | V-C-136 | Masamagrell |
| MU-C-28 | Lobosillo | MU-C-88 | Sabiote | E-C-38 | Don Benito |
| MU-C-31 | La Aljorra | AN-C-108 | Alcaudete | E-C-42 | Don Benito |
| MU-C-33 | Palas | ||||
The local names are: MU-C-17. MU-C-28, MU-C-40, and V-C-116 = amarillo oro; MU-C-27, MU-C-35 and E-C-42 = amarillo canario; MU-C-37 = amarillo tardio; V-C-19 = amarillo alicantino; all of the other accessions = amarillo,.
GROUP 3: “TENDRAL”
skin color at maturity: green or dark green. Fruit skin texture: intermediate or deep wrinkled; MU-C-13, MU-C-47, V-C-47. V-C-109, V-C-115, V-C-122, CM-C-52 and E-C-41 show some of E. Flesh color: white Flesh texture: firm. With different fruit abcision. Fruit shape: oblate, except B-C-2 which has globular fruits.
Label |
Locality |
Label |
Locality |
Label |
Locality |
| MU–13 | San Pedro | AN-C-101 | Alcala la Real | V-C-121 | Crevillente |
| MU-C-15 | Dolores de | AN-C-117 | Santa Fe | V-C-122 | Elche |
| Pacheco | AN-C-10 | Cartagena | CM-C-2 | Daimiel | |
| MU-C-16 | Torre Pacheco | AN-C-156 | Lucena del | CM-C-55 | Aricollar |
| MU-C-20 | La Puebla | Puerto | E-C-41 | Santa Amalia | |
| MU-C-25 | Valladolises | V-C-109 | Pilar de la | C-C-33 | Montiro |
| MU-C-47 | Aquilas | Horadada | B-C-2 | Favaritx | |
| AN-C-86 | Sabiote | V-C-115 | San Fulgencio | ||
The local names are: MU-C-16, B-C-2 = de toto el ano; AN-C-86, AN-C-117, AN-C-156 = verrugoso; AN-C-140 = de invierno negro; V-C-115 = verde; V-C-121 = negro de Elche; CM-C-55 = negro escriturado; E-C-41 = verdejo; C-C-33 = valencia; all of the other accessions = tendral.
GROUP 4: “ROCHET”
Skin colour at maturity; green. Fruit skin texture: superficial wrinkled; “escrito” with variable intensity; AN-C-157 Flesh color: white or white-green. Fruit shape: oblate-globular.
Label |
Locality |
Label |
Locality |
Label |
Locality |
| MU-C-6 | Murcioa | AN-C-157 | Moguer | V-C-123 | Elche |
| MU-C-14 | Dolores de | V-C-108 | Pilar de la | CM-C-50 | Rielves |
| Pacheco | Horadada | C-C-36 | Puigcercos | ||
| MU-C-30 | Fuente Alamo | V-C-118 | Callosa de | CL-C-2 | Toro |
| MU-C-41 | Totana | Segura | |||
The local names are: MU-C-6 = flor de Murcia; AN-C-157, CL-C-2 = escrito; V-C-118 = verde valenviano; CM-C-50 = mochuelo; c-c-36 = valenciano; all of the other accessions – rochet.
GROUP 5: “BLANCO”
Predominant skin color at maturity: white, Secondary skin color: green. Design produced by secondary skin color: spotted (poligonal shape). Flesh color: white or white-green. Flesh texture: firm. Fruit skin texture: superficially wrinkled; some of “escriturado”. Fruit shape: globular.
Label |
Locality |
Label |
Locality |
Label |
Locality |
| AN-C-90 | Canena | AN-C-91 | Canena | A-C-19 | Sadaba |
The local names are: AN-C-90 = tempranillo; N-C-93, A-C-19 = blanco.
GROUP 6: OTHER TYPES
The abbreviations used for the observations are: Skin color G = green, Y = yellow, H = white; design produced by secondary skin color S = spotted, K = speckled; fruit skin texture N = netted, R = ribbed, E = “escriturado” (SE = some of “escriturado”, IE = intermediate), C = cracked, W = wrinkled (SW = superficial, IW = intermediate). D = dry farming.
Label |
Locality |
Observ. |
Label |
Locality |
Observ. |
| MU-C-19 | Torre Pacheco | G,E,IW | E-C-35 | La Haba | Y-G, IW |
| AN-C-109 | Santa Ana | H,R | E-C-40 | Olivenza | Y,W |
| AN-C-124 | Jauja | Y,S,R,C | AN-C-150 | Sanot Tome | Y,S,N |
| AN-C-131 | Arcos de la | G,K (WHITE),IW | E-C-46 | Quintana de | G,W |
| Frontera | la Serena | ||||
| V-C-24 | Lliber | G,SE | C-C-37 | Pons | G,S,IW |
| V-C-126 | Elda | Y,IW | C-C-39 | Artesa de | (pale), S,W |
| CM-C-26 | Tarazona de | G.S.W.D | Segre | ||
| la Mancha | B-C-1 | Ciudadela | G,N,IW | ||
| CM-C-40 | Ribagorda | G,N,IE,SW,C | |||
The local names are: MU-C-19 = canario; AN-C-109 = coca; AN-C-131, CM-C-26, B-C-1 = de olor; AN-C-124 = de tajadas senaladas (“Ogen type”) V-C-24, V-C-126 = tendral; CM-C-40 = piel de sapo; E-C-35, E-C-40 = melona; E-C-46 =banda de Godoy; AN-C-150 = rayado; C-C-37 = escriturado de Montsonis; C-C-39 = cuarenteno.
In addition to these groups we found 35 accessions showing variability of types: 9 from Andalucia, 7 from Valencia, 6 from Castilla-La Mancha, 5 from Murcia, 3 from Cataluna and Extremadura and 2 from Baleares.
Acknowledgements: We are extremely grateful to the Diputacion Provincal de Valencia, Servicio de Extension Agraria and to all those who have collected vegetable crop germplasm: C. Cortes, G. Anastasio, R.V. Molina, P. Corella, M.C. Ayuso, G. Palomares, A. Alonso-Allende.