Dovletow B., Aydyev A., Meymankulyeva M.
THE MELON HISTORY AND BY DIFFERENT BY GENUS *
Аннотация:
a melon is any of various plants of the family Cucurbitaceae with sweet, edible, and fleshy fruit. The word "melon" can refer to either the plant or specifically to the fruit. Botanically, a melon is a kind of berry, specifically a "pepo". Many different cultivars have been produced, particularly of cantaloupes.
Ключевые слова:
melon, agro, pepo.
Melons originated in Africa[6] or in the hot valleys of Southwest Asia, especially Iran and India,[7][8] from where they gradually began to appear in Europe toward the end of the Western Roman Empire. Melons are known to have been grown by the ancient Egyptians. However, recent discoveries of melon seeds dated between 1350 and 1120 BCE in Nuragic sacred wells have shown that melons were first brought to Europe by the Nuragic civilization of Sardinia during the Bronze Age.[9] Melons were among the earliest plants to be domesticated in the Old World and among the first crop species brought by westerners to the New World.[10] Early European settlers in the New World are recorded as growing honeydew and casaba melons as early as the 1600s.[11] A number of Native American tribes in New Mexico, including Acoma, Cochiti, Isleta, Navajo, Santo Domingo and San Felipe, maintain a tradition of growing their own characteristic melon cultivars, derived from melons originally introduced by the Spanish. Organizations like Native Seeds/SEARCH have made an effort to collect and preserve these and other heritage seeds.[12]Winter melon [note 1] (B. hispida) is the only member of the genus Benincasa. The mature winter melon is a cooking vegetable that is widely used in Asia, especially in India. The immature melons are used as a culinary fruit (e.g., to make a distinctive fruit drink).Egusi (C. lanatus) is a wild melon, similar in appearance to the watermelon. The flesh is inedible, but the seeds are a valuable food source in Africa.[13] Other species that have the same culinary role, and that are also called egusi include Cucumeropsis mannii and Lagenaria siceraria.[14]Watermelon (C. lanatus) originated in Africa, where evidence indicates that it has been cultivated for over 4,000 years.[15] It is a popular summer fruit in all parts of the world.[16]Melons in genus Cucumis are culinary fruits, and include the majority of culinary melons. All but a handful of culinary melon varieties belong to the species Cucumis melo L.Horned melon (C. metuliferus), a traditional food plant in Africa with distinctive spikes. Now grown in California, Chile, Australia and New Zealand as well.[17]True melon (C. melo)C. melo cantalupensis, with skin that is rough and warty, not netted.The European cantaloupe, with lightly ribbed, pale green skin, was domesticated in the 18th century, in Cantalupo in Sabina, Italy, by the pope's gardener. It is also known as a 'rockmelon' in Australia and New Zealand. Varieties include the French Charentais and the Burpee Seeds hybrid Netted Gem, introduced in the 19th century.[18] The Yubari King is a highly prized Japanese cantaloupe cultivar.The Persian melon resemble a large cantaloupe with a darker green rind and a finer netting.[19]C. melo inodorus, casabas, honeydew, and Asian melonsArgos, a large, oblong, with orange wrinkled skin, orange flesh, strong aroma. A characteristic is its pointed ends. Growing in some areas of Greece, from which it gets its name.Banana melon, an heirloom variety with salmon-colored flesh and an elongated banana shape and yellow rindCanary melon, a large, bright-yellow melon with a pale green to white inner flesh.Casaba, bright yellow, with a smooth, furrowed skin. Less flavorful than other melons, but keeps longer.[20]
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Dovletow B., Aydyev A., Meymankulyeva M. THE MELON HISTORY AND BY DIFFERENT BY GENUS // Вестник науки №11 (68) том 1. С. 1058 - 1060. 2023 г. ISSN 2712-8849 // Электронный ресурс: https://www.вестник-науки.рф/article/10734 (дата обращения: 17.05.2024 г.)
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