net melon

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Noun	1.	net melon - a muskmelon vine with fruit that has a thin reticulated rind and sweet green flesh Cucumis melo reticulatus, netted melon, nutmeg melon net melon, netted melon, nutmeg melon - the fruit of a variety of muskmelon vine; a melon with netlike markings and deep green flesh Cucumis melo, muskmelon, sweet melon, sweet melon vine - any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted rind and edible flesh and a musky smell
	2.	net melon - the fruit of a variety of muskmelon vine; a melon with netlike markings and deep green flesh netted melon, nutmeg melon muskmelon, sweet melon - the fruit of a muskmelon vine; any of several sweet melons related to cucumbers Cucumis melo reticulatus, net melon, netted melon, nutmeg melon - a muskmelon vine with fruit that has a thin reticulated rind and sweet green flesh

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Performance of parents and experimental hybrids of net melon. Ciencia e Agrotecnologia, v.34, n.5, p.

Material evaluation for bagging of cantaloupe melons/Avaliacao de materiais para ensacamento de meloes cantaloupe

Net melon performance as affeceted by the drip irrigation depth and mulching.

Economic analysis of irrigated melon cultivated in greenhouse with and without soil plastic mulching/Analise economica da irrigacao do meloeiro galia em ambiente protegido com e sem mulching

Although melon production is significantly concentrated in the Brazilian states of Rio Grande do Norte and Ceara, in the last two decades there has been an increase in the net melon production in cropped in protected environments in Southeastern (CASTOLDI et al., 2008; PADUAN et al., 2007) and in the North of Brazil (ARAUJO et al., 2010).

Water consumption and soil moisture distribution in melon crop with mulching and in a protected environment/Consumo hidrico e distribuicao da umidade do solo cultivado com melao sob mulching em ambiente protegido

The cultivation of net melon over the soil surface has met several phytosanitary problems so that alternative cultivation procedures have been sought.

Nitrogen and potassium concentrations in the nutrients solution for melon plants growing in coconut fiber without drainage

Rootstocks resistant to Meloidogyne incognita and compatibility of grafting in net melon. Revista Ceres, v.60, n.3, p.432-436, May-Jun.

Genetic parameters of resistance to meloidogyne incognita in melon/Parametros geneticos da resistencia a meloidogyne incognita em meloeiro

No Brasil, plantam-se cultivares ou hibridos do tipo Amarelo, alem de meloes Pele-deSapo, Net Melon, Cantaloupe, Orange e Galia, que tem sido utilizados pelos produtores, seguindo a tendencia de aumento da demanda por frutos aromaticos e aumento na procura pelos hibridos, em funcao da produtividade e uniformidade destes (Nachreiner et al., 2002).