Evaluation of the agronomic performance of different Kirkagac melon genotypes under adana and Konya conditions

In this study, plant growth, yield and some fruit quality characteristics of 27 Kirkagac (Cucumis melo var. inodorus) variety candidates developed by Sakata Seed Company, were determined in two different locations as Adana and Konya. As plant material 27 Kirkagac (Cucumis melo var. inodorus) variety candidates developed by Sakata Seed Company and Westeros, Dardanos, Bravos, Hermanos, Sürmeli, Tanem, Anka and Alibey Fı hybrids which are commercially avaible in the market were used. In this study, first and 50 % male flower blooming period (day), first and 50 % female flower blooming period (day), plant length (cm), main stem diameter (mm), number of branch (branch/plant), number of nodes (nodes/plant), and fruit parameters such as yield (kg/m2), fruit weight (g), fruit length (cm), fruit diameter (cm), length of cavity (cm), diameter of cavity (cm), fruit flesh thickness (cm), fruit rind thickness (mm) and TSS (%), were investigated. In terms of the examined parameters, Konya location gave better results than Adana location. Among the examined genotypes compared to the control varieties S8169 had the shortest first and % 50 female flower blooming period, S4079 had the highest plant length, S6576 had the highest main stem diameter. S5365 genotype had the highest values in number of nodes, yield, fruit weight and fruit length. Q6676 in fruit diameter, S5467 in length of cavity, S7458 in diameter of cavity, Q6050 in fruit flesh thickness, S7680 in fruit rind thickness, S4079 in TSS value were determined with the highest values among the genotypes.