ISHS Acta Horticulturae 510: VII Eucarpia Meeting on Cucurbit Genetics and Breeding
SOME COMMENTS ON INFRASPECIFIC CLASSIFICATION OF CULTIVARS OF MELON |
| Authors: | M. Pitrat, P. Hanelt, K. Hammer |
| Keywords: | Cucumis melo, nomenclature, taxonomy |
| DOI: | 10.17660/ActaHortic.2000.510.4 |
| Abstract:
The high polymorphism of cultivated melons (Cucumis melo L.) has led botanists to propose different infraspecific classifications. Two main schools can be recognized: one following the pioneer work of Naudin and the Russian one. The latter has focused mainly on central Asian diversity that had been underestimated by Naudin and his followers. We attempt to identify the synonymous epithets used in the different publications and propose a synthesis. | |
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