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Cantaloupe type netted melon – Cantaloupe type netted melon “long life” – Smooth – Yellow melon

Harvest season/marketing

End of may to end of september (Cantaloupe type netted melon); From may to june (Cantaloupe type netted melon “long life”); From end of may to end of august (Smooth); Mid-may to end of september (Yellow melon).

Cantaloupe type netted melon

Variety: “7881”, Celestial, Macigno, Sogno, Raptor, Thesan, Tyrsen.
Clearly netted peel, evident netting
Excellent resistance to handling, high sugar content and excellent post-harvest conservation.

Peel color: yellow / green

Pulp color: salmon

Pulp consistency: good

Conservation: good

Cantaloupe type netted melon “long life”

Variety: Magenta, Red Falcon, Raïs, Rotary.
Netted peel, consistent pulp, high sugar content and excellent conservation.

Peel color: yellow / green

Pulp color: salmon

Pulp consistency: good

Conservation: excellent

Smooth

Variety: Honey Moon, Bacir, Saphir.
Smooth peel, crunchy pulp and intense salmon color with a high sugar content.

Peel color: straw yellow

Pulp color: intense salmon

Pulp consistency: crunchy

Conservation: good

Yellow melon

Variety: Elios, Giorillo.
Wrinkled yellow peel, white juicy pulp.

Peel color: yellow

Pulp color: white

Pulp consistency: good

Conservation: excellent

Meloni - Ortofrutta Castello
Meloni - Ortofrutta Castello
Meloni - Ortofrutta Castello

Melon crop plan

HARVESTING AND MARKETING

MELON

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