Details for: Ames 29552, Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo, Ak Shekerek

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo

Top Name:

Ak Shekerek

Origin:

Collected – Mary, Turkmenistan

Maintained:

North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

Received by NPGS:

26 Aug 2008

Improvement Status:

Landrace

Form Received:

Seed

Life Form:

Vine

Life Cycle:

Annual

Backup Location:

National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation

Availability

Form	Quantity	Note	Inventory	Cart
Seed	50 count		Ames 29552 11ncab01 SD

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Cucumis melo L. subsp. melo

Top Name:

Ak Shekerek

Origin:

Collected – Mary, Turkmenistan

Maintained:

North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

Received by NPGS:

26 Aug 2008

Improvement Status:

Landrace

Form Received:

Seed

Life Form:

Vine

Life Cycle:

Annual

Source History

Collected

29 July 2008.
Mary, Turkmenistan
Locality: Sarahs District.
Coordinates: 37.0300, 60.8000 (Map it)
Elevation: 216m.
Environment description: Farm.
Comment: Received from Durdy Nepes (nationally known farmer and melon selectionist).
Collector(s):

Donated

26 August 2008.
California, United States

Donor(s):

Mccreight, James D., USDA, ARS

Accession Names and Identifiers

Ak Shekerek

Type: Local name

White Shekerek

MKDW-023

Type: Collector identifier

Ames 29552

Type: Site identifier

Group: AMES

NC-7 Research Numbers

JM 0708

Type: Exploration identifier

Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS

Exploration ID links

Narrative

Mid-season variety. Winter type, harvested in late season (September-October) for long term storage (up to six months) during which soluble solids reportedly increases. Purity maintained by Durdy Nepes.

Cucumis melo L. subspp. melo

Genus:

Cucumis

Subgenus:

Cucumis

Section:

Cucumis

Family:

Cucurbitaceae

Tribe:

Benincaseae

Nomen number:

12564

Verified:

02/06/1996 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Other conspecific taxa

Cucumis melo L. (151 active accession[s])
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 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)
Bryonia collosa Rottler
Cucumis collosus (Rottler) Cogn.
Cucumis trigonus Roxb.

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	melon	1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
German	Melone	2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1340.
Italian	melone	2	International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Japanese Rōmaji	meron	2	Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Swedish	melon	2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinese	tian gua	2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Transcribed Korean	chamoe	2	Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:93.

Annotations

Observations

Phenotype Data

Category	Descriptor	Description	Value	Study	Inventory	Availability
OTHER	IMAGE/PICTURE1	IMAGE PRESENT IN GRIN DATABASE	FRUIT - Image of fruit.	CUCUMIS.PHOTOGRAPH.FRUIT	Ames 29552 08ncao01 SD	Not Available
OTHER	IMAGE/PICTURE1	IMAGE PRESENT IN GRIN DATABASE	SEED - Image of seed(s)	CUCUMIS.SCANNED.SEED	Ames 29552 08ncao01 SD	Not Available
OTHER	IMAGE/PICTURE2	IMAGE PRESENT IN GRIN DATABASE	FRUIT - Image of fruit.	CUCUMIS.PHOTOGRAPH.FRUIT	Ames 29552 08ncao01 SD	Not Available
OTHER	IMAGE/PICTURE3	IMAGE PRESENT IN GRIN DATABASE	FRUIT - Image of fruit.	CUCUMIS.PHOTOGRAPH.FRUIT	Ames 29552 08ncao01 SD	Not Available
OTHER	IMAGE/PICTURE4	IMAGE PRESENT IN GRIN DATABASE	FRUIT - Image of fruit.	CUCUMIS.PHOTOGRAPH.FRUIT	Ames 29552 08ncao01 SD	Not Available
OTHER	IMAGE/PICTURE5	IMAGE PRESENT IN GRIN DATABASE	FRUIT - Image of fruit.	CUCUMIS.PHOTOGRAPH.FRUIT	Ames 29552 08ncao01 SD	Not Available