Details for: PI 614781, Cucumis melo L., 'M98'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Cucumis melo L.
Cultivar:
'M98'
Origin:
Developed – United States
Received by NPGS:
20 Sep 2000
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Vine
Life Cycle:
Annual
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Cucumis melo L.
Cultivar:
'M98'
Origin:
Developed – United States
Received by NPGS:
20 Sep 2000
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Vine
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Developed

United States

Developer(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'M98'
Type: Cultivar name

Narrative
M98, muskmelon, similar to ‘Superstar’, monoecious vine, fusarium wilt Race 1 resistant, and resistant to powdery mildew races 1 & 2. Adapted to most areas; maturity 80 days from seeding to harvest (midseason). Fruit 23 x 17 cm (l x d), 2813 grams; oval, netted, conspicuous blossom scar, ribbed (10 ribs per fruit, 5 mm rib width at medial, smooth), sutures deep (Hackensack), smooth, fair (short distance) shipping; fruit do not absciss. Rind firm, net abundant covering entire fruit, medium coarse with some interlacing with shallow interstices; texture firm, 10 mm thick at medial. Rind primary color creamy green with creamy green mottling and furrow (suture) color. Flesh salmon near cavity and center, green near rind; aroma strong, flavor mild. Resistant to powdery mildew and fusarium 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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U.S. Plant Variety Protection
PVP 200000325
Variety: M98
Taxonomy: Cucumis melo L.
Experimental name/synonym: M98
Crop: MUSKMELON
Applicant: Abbott & Cobb, Inc.
Date filed: 08/23/2000
Date issued: 09/20/2002
Status: Certificate Expired
Status date: 09/20/2022