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Recent Progresses for the Variety Classification and Denomination of Oriental Melon and Melon (Cucumis melo L.)  

Lee, Seung-In (Variety Testing Division, National Seed Management Office)
Kwon, Yong-Sham (Variety Testing Division, National Seed Management Office)
Bae, Kyung-Mi (Variety Testing Division, National Seed Management Office)
Song, In-Ho (Variety Testing Division, National Seed Management Office)
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Horticultural Science & Technology / v.22, no.4, 2004 , pp. 515-522 More about this Journal
Abstract
Melon (Cucumis melo L., 2n = 24) including oriental melon contains genetically very diverse varieties. Wild and cultivated melon types have been found of different geographical origin and Africa has been proposed as a possible center of the diversity. The domestication of melon might have occurred independently or in parallel in Asia and Africa since nearly 4000 years ago. The high polymorphism of melons has largely derived from the recombinant cultivars between varieties and its open pollination characteristics in nature, which led botanists to propose different infraspecific classifications. Korea has long history of cultivation for oriental melon, with large varieties of landrace and market classes including ‘Geumssaraki’ type. And botanical nomenclature system such as cantalupensis, reticulatus, and makuwa etc. have been used for the variety denomination. But, ever since the introduction of the system, many progresses have been achieved in the field of nomenclature, breeding and molecular genetics, which suggest critical review on the current situation and consideration for establishment of new system. This paper reviews the recent advances related with classification and nomenclature and give some comments for the efficient and scientific description of C. melo species.
Keywords
cantalupensis; cucumis melo; domestication; Geumssaraki; makuwa; nomenclature; reticulatus; variety;
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