Determination of Morphological and Pomological Characteristics of Some Melon Genotypes

This study was carried out to examine some morphological and pomological features of 305 melon genotypes (Cucumis melo L.) in the genetic pool of Beta Agriculture Inc. were used and they were selfing and progressed (S1). Measurements and observations determined in accordance with our purpose in the study were made by using UPOV parameters (UPOV, 2006). As a result of the measurements and observations obtained, the leaf shape is 20.98% three-lobed, 0.98% deep three-lobed, 46,5% deep five-lobed, 17,3% five-lobed, 13.44% full, 0.65% other the leaf color is 19,7% dark green, 66.4% green. The development of the lobes in the leaf blade was 53,6% strong, 31.2% medium and 15.1% weak. Leaf-blade length; 79.78% wide and 20,2% medium and leaf blade width 59.2% medium, 15.6% wide and 25.17% narrow. The petiole length was determined as 60.6% medium, 20.2% short and 19.1% long. As a result of the self-breeding 277 genotype fruit attitudes, the observations on these were found to be 64.13% round, 32.6% oval, 2.5% long in the shape of the fruit. The dominant fruit shell color is 1.8% dark green, 1.8% green, 2.1% pale green, 6.1% black green, 14.8% light yellow, 22.3% orange, and 50.18% dark yellow; the secondary color distribution in the shell is 2.8% black green, 1.4% light yellow 40% green and 54.8% dark green. The secondary fruit shell color pattern is 9.3% absent and is 89.5% speckled spotted; the fruit surface is 1.8% veiled, 2.5% low net, 3.2% flat, 4.3% multi-web, 15.1% superficial wavy, and 72.5% superficial wrinkled. The shape of the fruit tip is 48.7% round and 51.2% pointed. In our study, fruit size, fruit width, fruit meat thickness, seed house size and, TSS, pH rates were determined on average 13,25 cm, 12,53 cm, 26,10 mm, 70,68 mm, 9,05 brix° and 5,79 respectively. As a result of the trial, the morphological properties of genotypes are considered to be sufficient for genetic diversity.