Details for: Ames 23530, Cucumis melo L., 'Najd I'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Cucumis melo L.
Cultivar:
'Najd I'
Origin:
Developed – Saudi Arabia
Received by NPGS:
18 Dec 1996
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Vine
Life Cycle:
Annual
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Cucumis melo L.
Cultivar:
'Najd I'
Origin:
Developed – Saudi Arabia
Received by NPGS:
18 Dec 1996
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Vine
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Donated
18 December 1996.
California, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Najd I'
Type: Cultivar name
Ibrahim, Aly U.S. Department of Agriculture

Ames 23530
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers

Narrative
Large spherical fruit, averaging about 5 kg, with thick (about 4 cm) white flesh, uniform in size and color, and has a sour-sweet taste. Smooth skin, similar to 'Honey Dew', that develops yellowish spots when mature. Plants are vigorous and leaves are broad. Matures in 84 days, has a good keeping quality, and is resistant to sudden wilt.
Cucumis melo L.
Genus:
Cucumis
Subgenus:
Cucumis
Section:
Cucumis
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Benincaseae
Nomen number:

404410
Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:1011. 1753
Verified:
02/06/1996 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Cucumis melo L. subsp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo (171 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo var. agrestis Naudin (0 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo var. chate (Hasselq.) Sageret (0 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo var. chito (C. Morren) Naudin (1 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo var. conomon (Thunb.) Makino (3 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo var. dudaim (L.) Naudin (0 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo var. momordica (Roxb.) Duthie & J. B. Fuller (0 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo var. texanus Naudin (45 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo (3056 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo var. cantalupo Ser. (21 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo var. flexuosus (L.) Naudin (47 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo var. inodorus H. Jacq. (3 active accession[s])
Cucumis melo L. var. melo (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishHami melon  1Aierken, Y. et al. 2011. Molecular analysis of the genetic diversity of Chines Hami melon and its relationship to the melon germplasm from Central and South Asia. J. Jap. Soc. Hort. Sci. 80:52-65.
Englishmelon  1Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
GermanMelone  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1340.
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Citations
  • Ibrahim, A. M. & K. A. Al-Zeir. 1982. 'Najd I' and 'Najd II', Two Sour-sweet Melon Cultivars. HortScience 27(3):276-277. Number of accessions cited: 2
Pedigree
Description:
A hybrid of melons collected from various locations in Saudi Arabia crossed with a wild melon collected in the Eastern Province, near the Gulf.
  • Ibrahim, A. M. & K. A. Al-Zeir. 1992. 'Najd I' and 'Najd II', Two Sour-sweet Melon Cultivars. HortScience 27(3):276-277.

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
PRODUCTION100 SEED WEIGHT100 SEED WEIGHT3.43 NC7.100SEEDWGT.TRANSFER.FROM.NC7IV.TABLEAmes 23530 96ncao01 SDNot Available