Title of object

The Origin and Distribution of Melon (Cucumis melo L.) and Its Local and Cultural Varieties in Western Anatolia

Object description

Melon (Cucumis melo L.) has a new culture history when it is compared with the other culture plants. It is thought that culture activities regarding this species has started before 3000 BC in the world. Gene centers of melon are West Africa and India, but its culture activities has started at different times in these two continents. 2 microgene centers are found in Anatolia. East of Anatolia especially Van is the gene center of the melon being cultivated in Europa and America. West Anatolia the ...

Language of object

Turkish

Author(s) / Publisher

Feyza CANDAN Teoman KESERCİOĞLU

Discipline(s)

Plant Breeding and Genetics

Keywords

melon, melon varieties

Technical format

Text

Intended end-user role

Other

Learning resource type

Research

Typical age range

18Ü

Copyright - Restrictions

This resource is licensed under the license(CC-BY-NC-ND) Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported

Cost with use

No

Source code available

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