Is a cantaloupe a melon?

Cantaloupe is golden and rippled like a hot air balloon, and melons are green with yellow rounds. The cantaloupe is the common name for melon is correct. Fragrant melon is the folk name for the traditional thin-skinned melon, mainly in the northeast - Hebei - Henan - Shanxi - Shaanxi and other places are mostly. In recent years, many places have grown thick-skinned or thick-thin hybrids. Traditionally green-yellow or yellow-white, due to poor commercialization planted less. But in terms of quality it is still a favorite variety. At present, there is still a market in the northeast, to buy seeds have to look for the old name, like white sugar cans - tooth melon - goat horn honey and so on.

Here is a more scientific explanation:

Overview: melon (Cucumis melo) is also known as melon. Cucurbitaceae, melon genus. Annual trailing plants. The fruit is sweet, rich in sugar, starch, and a small amount of protein, minerals and other vitamins. It is mainly eaten fresh, but can also be made into dried fruit, dried fruit, fruit juice, jam and pickles.

Characteristics: melon root system is developed, the main root depth of more than 1 meter, lateral root distribution diameter of 2 meters - 3 meters, but the root regeneration is weak, not suitable for transplantation. Stem round, angular, short prickly hairs, strong branching. Single leaves alternate, leaf blade suborbicular or reniform, hairy. Flowers axillary, unisexual or bisexual, insect-mediated flowers. Fruits have the shapes of globe, ellipsoid, spindle, long tube, etc., and the mature pericarp is white, green, yellow, brown or with various color stripes and spots. The fruit surface is smooth or with reticulation, cracks and furrows. Fruit flesh has white, orange-red, green-yellow and other colors, with aroma. The seeds are lanceolate or oblate, and vary in size. Large netting melon thousand grain weight up to 25 grams or so, small sesame seed crisp each grain weight of only 14 grams or so. Melon seeds in 16 ℃ - 18 ℃ when the beginning of germination, 30 ℃ when the fastest germination, the growth of the appropriate temperature of 25 ℃ - 32 ℃, at 40 ℃ when the assimilation is still hot good. Melon requires low air humidity. Melon in the reticulated melon does not tolerate humidity, common melon, followed by the melon, the melon, vegetable melon more humidity. Melon requires good sunshine, in full sunlight less disease, strong plant growth, more results and good quality.

Varieties: According to the botanical classification, melon is divided into eight variants: reticulated melon, hard-skinned melon, winter melon, ornamental melon (see melon), lemon melon, snake melon (vegetable melon), melon, and Yuegua melon and other eight variants. According to ecological characteristics, China is usually divided into thick-skinned melon and bushy-skinned melon two kinds of melon.

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