Floral biology and pollination in Cucumis melo L., a tropical andromonoecious cucurbit

Foraging Behaviour and Pollination Efficiency of Heterotrigona itama (Cockerell) and Tetragonula laeviceps (Smith) (Hymenoptera: Apidae) on Chayote

“…Lebih banyaknya bunga jantan daripada bunga betina juga dilaporkan pada anggota Cucurbitaceae lainnya (Anusree et al 2015). Nisbah bunga jantan dan bunga betina yang hampir sama (19:1) dilaporkan pada pare (Momordica charantia L.) (Deyto & Cervancia 2009) dan pada melon (Cucumis melo L.) (Revanasidda & Belavadi 2019). Menurut Bomfim et al (2016), secara umum tanaman Cucurbitaceae memiliki nisbah bunga jantan dan betina berkisar 4:1 hingga 20:1.…”

Stingless Bees Pollination Increases Fruit Formation of Strawberry (Fragaria x annanassa Duch) and Melon (Cucumis melo L.)

“…While hermaprodhite flowers have a bigger and similar perianths with staminate flowers. Anthesis of staminate flowers occurred earlier in the morning than hermaprodhite flowers and both types of flowers have longevity in one day ( Revanasidda & Belavadi 2019 ).…”

“…2009 ). In India, Revanasidda and Belavadi (2019) reported flowers of muskmelon visited by 16 species of insects, i.e., 13 species hymenopteran, two lepidopteran and one dipteran and Apis cerana and Apis florea were as dominant species. Efficiency of pollinators related to the biology and morphology of flowers as attractants, such as petal colours, aromas, nectar content, pollens, and oils ( Freitas & Paxton 1998 ).…”

A novel insight into transcriptional and epigenetic regulation underlying sex expression and flower development in melon (Cucumis melo L.)

“…Melon (Cucumis melo L.), which belongs to the family Cucurbitaceae, is a highly diversified (fruit type and other related attributes) and important vegetable crop, cultivated worldwide for its sweet taste, and distinct flavor and aroma (Girek et al, 2013;Revanasidda & Belavadi, 2019). Apart from its economic value, C. melo has been regarded as a model cucurbit and is widely used for studying sex expression (Girek…”

“…Generally, commercially grown melon is andromonoecious where male flowers develop on both the main stem as well as on the lateral branches but bisexual flowers only emerged from the leaf axils of lateral branches on the same plant through a well-determined developmental gradient (Papadopoulou & Grumet, 2005;Grumet et al, 2007;Girek et al, 2013;Gao et al, 2015;Latrasse et al, 2017;Revanasidda & Belavadi, 2019;Ge et al, 2020). Additionally, recessive mutants develop the bisexual or female flowers at every node have been identified as hermaphrodite and gynoecious sex phenotypes, respectively, in melon (Abdelmohsin et al, 2015;Boualem et al, 2015;Schaffer & Paris, 2003).…”