Studies on floral morphology and fruit diversity in wild melon (Cucumis melo L.ssp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo var. agrestis Naudin)
Floral morphology and fruit diversity are two essential attributes of a plant to establish mutualistic association with pollinators. Pollinators will have a direct influence on fruit setting and yield. The present paper represents the floral morphology and fruit diversity of six wild melon genotype...
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| author | Kalyan Chakravarthi G. Vasant, M. G. Bhuvaneshwari G. Shashikanth Evoor Ramanagouda S. Hadlageri Shankarappa T H Kotresh K |
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Floral morphology and fruit diversity are two essential attributes of a plant to establish mutualistic association with pollinators. Pollinators will have a direct influence on fruit setting and yield. The present paper represents the floral morphology and fruit diversity of six wild melon genotypes (Cucumis melo ssp. agrestis). The staminate and pistillate flowers were analysed for their size, sepal and petal colour and pedicel length. It was observed that female flowers of wild genotypes were longer than male flowers, however male flowers possessed larger diameter, longer pedicel length and corolla length over female flowers. Among the six genotypes studied, HUB-13 produced maximum male flowers per vine (156.75), longest female flower (5.33 cm), longest pedicel and corolla and largest ovary (6.11 mm diameter). Genotype HUB-4 produced maximum female flowers per vine (39.50) with lower male to female sex ratio (2.65:1) and recorded longest male flower length (4.43 cm). Genotype, HUB-2 recorded lowest flower length (2.40 cm, 2.85 cm) and diameter, smallest corolla length (1.25 cm, 1.13 cm) and pedicel length (1.05 cm and 0.50 cm) for male and female flowers respectively. The sepals and petals were green and yellow in colour respectively with varied intensity. The genotype, HUB-9 recorded maximum ovary length (1.83 cm), fruit weight (86.03 g), fruit yield per vine (1.98 kg) and fruit yield per hectare (9.48 t/ha).
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| spelling | doaj.art-bc2778debaa646848f35a2e1ff0bcd762024-03-15T06:18:50ZengAction for Sustainable Efficacious Development and AwarenessEnvironment Conservation Journal0972-30992278-51242024-02-0125110.36953/ECJ.24362649Studies on floral morphology and fruit diversity in wild melon (Cucumis melo L.ssp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo var. agrestis Naudin)Kalyan Chakravarthi G.0Vasant, M. G.1Bhuvaneshwari G.2Shashikanth Evoor3Ramanagouda S. Hadlageri4Shankarappa T H5Kotresh K6Department of Vegetable science, College of Horticulture, Bagalkot, University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot, Karnataka, IndiaDepartment of Vegetable science, College of Horticulture, Bagalkot, University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot, Karnataka, IndiaDepartment of Post-Harvest Management, College of Horticulture, Bagalkot, University of Horticultural Sciences, BagalkotKarnataka, IndiaDepartment of Vegetable science, College of Horticulture, Bagalkot, University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot, Karnataka, IndiaDepartment of Entomology, College of Horticulture, Bagalkot, University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot, Karnataka, IndiaDepartment of Natural resource management, College of Horticulture, Bengaluru,University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot, Karnataka, IndiaDepartment of Botany, Karnataka College, Dharwad, Karnataka, India Floral morphology and fruit diversity are two essential attributes of a plant to establish mutualistic association with pollinators. Pollinators will have a direct influence on fruit setting and yield. The present paper represents the floral morphology and fruit diversity of six wild melon genotypes (Cucumis melo ssp. agrestis). The staminate and pistillate flowers were analysed for their size, sepal and petal colour and pedicel length. It was observed that female flowers of wild genotypes were longer than male flowers, however male flowers possessed larger diameter, longer pedicel length and corolla length over female flowers. Among the six genotypes studied, HUB-13 produced maximum male flowers per vine (156.75), longest female flower (5.33 cm), longest pedicel and corolla and largest ovary (6.11 mm diameter). Genotype HUB-4 produced maximum female flowers per vine (39.50) with lower male to female sex ratio (2.65:1) and recorded longest male flower length (4.43 cm). Genotype, HUB-2 recorded lowest flower length (2.40 cm, 2.85 cm) and diameter, smallest corolla length (1.25 cm, 1.13 cm) and pedicel length (1.05 cm and 0.50 cm) for male and female flowers respectively. The sepals and petals were green and yellow in colour respectively with varied intensity. The genotype, HUB-9 recorded maximum ovary length (1.83 cm), fruit weight (86.03 g), fruit yield per vine (1.98 kg) and fruit yield per hectare (9.48 t/ha). https://journal.environcj.in/index.php/ecj/article/view/2436Corolla colourFloral morphologyFlower sizeFruit diversitySex ratio |
| spellingShingle | Kalyan Chakravarthi G. Vasant, M. G. Bhuvaneshwari G. Shashikanth Evoor Ramanagouda S. Hadlageri Shankarappa T H Kotresh K Studies on floral morphology and fruit diversity in wild melon (Cucumis melo L.ssp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo var. agrestis Naudin) Environment Conservation Journal Corolla colour Floral morphology Flower size Fruit diversity Sex ratio |
| title | Studies on floral morphology and fruit diversity in wild melon (Cucumis melo L.ssp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo var. agrestis Naudin) |
| title_full | Studies on floral morphology and fruit diversity in wild melon (Cucumis melo L.ssp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo var. agrestis Naudin) |
| title_fullStr | Studies on floral morphology and fruit diversity in wild melon (Cucumis melo L.ssp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo var. agrestis Naudin) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Studies on floral morphology and fruit diversity in wild melon (Cucumis melo L.ssp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo var. agrestis Naudin) |
| title_short | Studies on floral morphology and fruit diversity in wild melon (Cucumis melo L.ssp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo var. agrestis Naudin) |
| title_sort | studies on floral morphology and fruit diversity in wild melon cucumis melo l ssp agrestis naudin pangalo var agrestis naudin |
| topic | Corolla colour Floral morphology Flower size Fruit diversity Sex ratio |
| url | https://journal.environcj.in/index.php/ecj/article/view/2436 |
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