| Abstrak/Abstract |
Gama Melon Parfum (GMP) is the result of a cross between ♀ Natsuno Omoide (NO3) originating from Turkmenistan and ♂ Miyamauri (MR5) originating from Japan. This study aims to determine the inheritance of quantitative and qualitative phenotypic characters of 'GMP' melons cultivated in Bandung and Yogyakarta. Qualitative characteristic in melon plants observed included fruit shape, mature skin color, presence of turbines, fruit aroma, net scoring, fruit flesh texture, taste, seed color, flesh color, and skin surface color pattern. Meanwhile, the quantitative phenotypic characters observed included fruit weight, number of fruits/plants, and harvest time. The phenotypic characters obtained were compared with the results of previous studies related to 'GMP' melon brooders. ‘GMP’ melon brooders has qualitative phenotypic characters round in shape, mature skin color was brownish orange, had turbines, had a very fragrant aroma, had no net scoring, the fruit texture was crunchy, had a bitter taste, the color of the seeds and flesh was white, and the skin surface color pattern was longitudinal like batik. The results revealed that the ‘GMP’ melon brooders qualitative phenotypic characters was similar to that of the ‘GMP’ melons cultivated in Yogyakarta and cultivated in Bandung, except for the mature skin color of the ‘GMP’ melons cultivated in Bandung. Melon ‘GMP’ cultivated in Bandung has mature skin color orange. The qualitative phenotype demonstrated by the character of ‘GMP’ melons cultivated in Yogyakarta and cultivated in Bandung allows ‘GMP’ melons to be cultivated in a variety of conditions. The quantitative phenotypic characters showed different results between 'GMP' melons cultivated in Bandung and Yogyakarta a 'GMP' melons brooders on fruit weight, number of fruits/plants, and harvest period. |
