Table 3.
Fruit and seed characters of seven groups of Vietnamese cultivated melon
| Melon group | No. of accessions | Fruit usage | Brix (0) | Fruit length (cm) | Fruit diameter (cm) | Fruit shape | Seed length (mm) | Seed width (mm) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dessert | Vegtable | ||||||||
| Dua le | 13 | 13 | – | 8.5 a | 8.4 c | 9.4 b | 0.91 c | 6.3 b | 3.0 b |
| Dua vang | 3 | 3 | – | 6.0 ab | 10.5 bc | 12.2 a | 0.86 c | 6.5 b | 2.8 b |
| Dua bo | 18 | 17 | – | 3.6 b | 18.9 b | 12.3 a | 1.60 bc | 7.4 a | 3.3 ab |
| Dua gang-A | 8 | – | 8 | 3.8 b | 36.7 a | 9.4 b | 3.88 a | 7.1 a | 3.3 ab |
| Dua gang-M | 19 | 19 | 3 | 4.7 b | 21.8 b | 10.3 ab | 2.14 b | 7.6 a | 3.4 a |
| Dua thom | 8 | 8 | – | 5.4 b | 17.2 bc | 10.3 ab | 1.65 bc | 7.0 ab | 3.1 b |
| Montok | 16 | 14 | 11 | 4.9 b | 17.6 b | 10.2 b | 1.73 b | 6.8 b | 3.2 ab |
Mean values with the same letter indicate insignificant differences at 0.02 level, by Tukey–Kramer test.