Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
V. Balkan Agricultural Congress, Edirne, Türkiye, 20 - 23 Eylül 2023, cilt.1, sa.1, ss.730-743
Melon is an important commercially grown species from the cucurbit family. For this study, 22 different melon varieties were used. The experiment was conducted in the research and development field of Verim Ziraat Ltd. Co. in Adana province, Türkiye. The trial was designed using a randomized block design with two replications, and each replication consisted of 10 plants. In the study, various fruit characteristics were examined, including fruit weight (g), fruit length (cm), fruit diameter (cm), fruit flesh thickness in longitudinal section (cm), Hue* and C*, TSS (Total Soluble Solids), titration acidity, TSS/acidity (TS/TA ratio), ascorbic acid, pH, seed number, seed weight, seed width, seed length, as well as fructose, glucose, and sucrose contents. Statistical analysis was performed using the Tukey test in the JMP 7.0 software package to identify significant differences between the melon varieties in terms of each characteristic at a significance level of 0.05. Additionally, the relationships between these 18 characteristics were examined using correlation matrix and UPGMA methods with the NTSYS 2.1 software package