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Pusa Madhurima- Musk melon (ICAR- Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi )


Year of release : 2015-16

Characteristics :

This is a unique shaped muskmelon variety with high yield (22.45tonnes/ha) and increased shelf life.

Its fruit is ovate to obovate shape with average weight of 775 gram.

Fruits get ready for harvest in about 80 days.

The rind colour of fruit is creamish yellow with green sutures.

Fruit flesh is thick, green, juicy and crispy with medium musky flavour and high sweetness (TSS 120Brix).

Fruit surface is grooved with moderate netting and is slipable at maturity.

Fruits attain nipple shape at peduncle end.

Its leaves are weakly lobed and shows andromonoecious sex expression

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