This is a variety of muskmelon tolerant to powdery and downy mildew developed at Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi through a selection from local collection is medium in maturity. Plants have medium vine and sparsely lobed and dark green leaves. Fruits with average weight 700-750 g are round with open prominent green sutures, half-slip in nature, rind thin, smooth and pale yellow at maturity, flesh salmon orange (mango colour), thick, very juicy with 13-14% total soluble solids and seeds are loosely packed in the seed cavity. Post-harvest life is long with good transportability, and fruit yield is 200-270 q/ha.
What is Kashi Madhu and it belongs to which variety?
