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MELON

Trial Data: Western Shipper Eastern Shipper Honeydew Melons Specialty Melons

D E S E R T S O U T H W E S T	Ocotillo is a very early Western Shipper that has consistently developed large melons in the early planting slot in Desert Southwest trials. This melon has delivered mostly 9s for fruit size, and features a tan shell color with a thick, ropey net at full slip. Fruit have demonstrated a consistent, tight cavity and attractive flesh color.	Gold Express is a Western Shipper for true main season conditions. It typically produces medium to large fruit with a dense net for a superior appearance. Designed for pro-longed harvest conditions, Gold Express features an excellent internal quality with a tight seed cavity and dark, firm flesh. It has performed well in late spring and fall plantings in the Desert Southwest, and provides growers in the San Joaquin Valley a main season variety with improved fruit size.	El Camino has produced large fruit (mostly 9s) with thick flesh and good net coverage under Central Arizona conditions. This melon has also shown adaptation in Central Arizona for both Spring and Fall conditions. It features excellent interior quality and a maturity approximately 2 to 3 days earlier than most main season-type varieties.
D E S E R T S O U T H W E S T	Esteem has performed especially well in the Desert Southwest. It features a tight seed cavity, dark orange flesh, and a raised, ropey net with excellent net density providing for a very attractive melon. This variety has produced a very strong robust plant that protects the fruit under adverse conditions and produces fruit that are mostly sizes 9 to 12. When compared to other “true main season”-type varieties, Esteem typically matures 3 to 5 days earlier and requires fewer harvests to finish the field.
S O U T H T E X A S	First Early Primo is considered a standard early variety in the Desert Southwest, Texas, and Mexico. The melon is one of the earliest varieties to deliver good yields of large fruit, even under conditions that tend to inhibit size. It also tends to produce early crown set melons with excellent size. Primo features a sutureless exterior with a heavy net, sweet, dark orange flesh, and a small seed cavity.	First Early Rio Rico is an early maturing Primo-type melon that has shown strong performance in early season Texas. Maturing approximately 2 days later than Primo and featuring a more rounded melon and denser net, Rio Rico has performed well under tough growing conditions.	Second Early Motagua has done well in second early plantings. This melon features a very attractive, complete, dense net and a rich, orange flesh color. It also provides a strong, healthy plant for tough growing conditions.
S A N J O A Q U I N	El Camino has produced large fruit (mostly 9s and larger) with excellent flesh thickness in the San Joaquin Valley. This melon is an excellent choice for early season and fall harvests, and delivers a very healthy vine with an excellent disease package. In the fall, this variety is 5 days earlier than Ovation with excellent fruit size and quality.	Gold Express is a Western Shipper for true main season conditions. The variety typically produces medium to large fruit and an excellent dense net for a superior appearance. Designed for prolonged harvest conditions, Gold Express has an excellent internal quality featuring a tight seed cavity and dark, firm flesh. The melon has performed well in late spring plantings and fall plantings in the Desert Southwest. In the San Joaquin Valley, it has provided growers with a main season variety characterized by improved fruit size.
E A S T E R N	Athena is an innovative hybrid cantaloupe with fruit that stays on the vine to maximize sweetness – without going soft. These melons tend to stay firm even when harvested at full slip. This variety does not trade flavor for firmness, making it the melon of choice in the Eastern US.	Aphrodite typically produces large melons weighing 6 to 7 pounds for Eastern US growers, with a maturity 2 to 3 days earlier than Athena. This cantaloupe has shown an improved fruit net, an important advantage for fall plantings or under conditions where net can be weak. Choose Aphrodite for a full season planting program—start and finish with Aphrodite, and plant mid-season with Athena.	Minerva is a larger-fruited Eastern-type melon that has performed well in planting programs. On average, Minerva fruit weighs 2 to 3 pounds more than Athena and matures 2 to 3 days later. The fruit is typically oval in shape to slightly “lobey.” It features slight sutures and a coarse open net that covers the entire melon, including the sutures. This variety has been shown to have a strong, vigorous plant.
S P E C I A L T Y	Sancho is a Piel de Sapo-type melon with golden green skin and creamy white flesh. It produces very uniform, large, oval-shaped fruit ranging from 6.5 to 9 pounds. The variety has demonstrated an excellent post-harvest shelf life and performs well in local markets and during shipment. To obtain the best fruit quality, it is recommended that growers harvest the fruit when the rind tends towards a golden color. Sancho is a good choice for growers wanting a larger Piel de Sapo-type melon and a disease package that includes intermediate resistance to powdery mildew.	Globstar is a long shelf life cantaloupe with dark orange flesh that is extremely firm with EXCELLENT cantaloupe flavor! Full net exterior with a light green rind color. Fruit size is mostly in the 12 count size range. Maturity is late and is about 10 days later than Acclaim. Brix is 12.0-15.0, firmness 6.5-8.0 lbs with a small cavity.

WESTERN SHIPPER CLASS
Variety	Description	Approx. Days to Maturity	Avg. Size Shape & Length x Width (in.)	Interior Appearance	Exterior Appearance	Disease Resistance
Acclaim Main Season	Acclaim is a widely-adapted melon that produces fruit with firm interior flesh and a raised exterior net, and features a strong disease package.	82	Mostly 12’s. Slight oval. 6 x 5.5	Firm, medium dark orange. Medium cavity.	Full, raised netting. Sutureless.	HR: Fom (0, 2); Sf (1, 2) T: S
El Camino Second Early or Fall Harvest	El Camino offers early maturity and has produced large fruit (mostly 9s) with thick flesh and good net coverage.	80	Mostly 9’s. Slight oval to round. 7 x 6.8	Medium dark orange. Medium tight cavity.	Medium raised, dense net. Sutureless.	HR: Fom (0, 2); Sf (1, 2) T: S
Esteem Second Early to Main Season	Esteem has a strong, robust plant and features a tight seed cavity, dark orange flesh, and a raised, ropey net providing for a very attractive melon.	80	Mostly 9-12’s. Slight oval. 6 x 5.5	Dark orange. Tight cavity.	Raised net. Thick ropey. High net density. Sutureless.	HR: Fom (0, 2); Sf (1, 2) T: S
Gold Express Main Season	Gold Express is a true, main season variety that produces medium to large fruit with an excellent dense net for a superior appearance.	83	Mostly 9-12’s. Round to slight oval. 6.1 x 5.9	Dark orange. Tight cavity.	Ropey, dense net. Sutureless.	HR: Fom (0, 2); Sf (1, 2) T: S
Imperial Gold	Second early to main season type with larger fruit size. For early-mid season in the Desert Southwest.	80	Mostly 9-12's Ovate 6.1 x 5.9	Dark orange. Tight cavity.	Raised net, good net density, sutureless	HR: Sf; 2US T: S
Joaquin Gold Main Season	Joaquin Gold has performed best in the San Joaquin Valley and produces heavy fruit with excellent quality and high packouts.	78	Mostly 12’s. Slight oval. 5.75 x 5.25	Dark orange. Tight cavity.	Medium raised, dense, complete net. Sutureless.	HR: Fom (0, 2); Sf (1, 2) T: S
Motagua Second Early	Motagua is an early-maturing melon with a very attractive, complete, medium raised dense net and rich orange flesh.	78	Mostly 9’s. Round to slight oval. 7 x 6.5	Medium dark orange. Medium cavity.	Medium raised, dense complete net. Sutureless.	HR: Fom (0, 2); Sf (1, 2) T: S
Ocotal	Ocotal is a main season Western Shipper. It features a strong dense net and a tight cavity with good brix and firmness. It yields sizes that are mostly 12's.	82	Mostly 12's Ovate 6 x 5.5	Dark orange. Tight cavity.	Raised net, good net density, sutureless.	HR: Fom (0,1,2US) Sf (2US)
Ocotillo First Early	Ocotillo is a very early Western Shipper that has consistently developed large melons in the early planting slot in Desert Southwest trials.	72	Mostly 9’s. Slight oval. 6.5 x 6	Medium dark orange. Tight cavity.	Raised net. Medium ropey. Slightly coarse net. Sutureless.	HR: Fom (0, 2) IR: Sf (1) T: S
Ovation Second Early or Fall Harvest	Ovation features an excellent disease package, a strong, healthy vine, and performs well under tough growing conditions.	84	Mostly 12’s. Round to slight oval. 6.5 x 6	Firm, orange flesh. Medium cavity.	Full net. Uniform. Sutureless.	HR: Fom (0, 2); Sf (1) IR: Sf (2) T: S
Primo First Early	Primo is one of the earliest varieties to deliver good yields of large fruit, even when conditions inhibit size.	77	Large, mostly all 9’s. Slight oval. 7.5 x 7	Thick, medium dark orange. Medium cavity.	Heavy netting. Sutureless, slight indentations.	HR: Sf (1, 2) T: S
Rio Rico First Early	Rio Rico is an early maturing Primo-type melon that has shown strong performance in early season Texas.	79	Mostly 9’s. Round to slight oval.	Medium orange. Tight cavity.	Medium raised, dense net.	HR: Sf (1, 2) T: S
Veracruz Main Season	Veracruz is a high quality, main-season melon that features excellent internal color and flavor.	82	Mostly 15-18’s. Round to slight oval. 5.5 x 5	Deep orange. Tight cavity. Excellent flavor.	Heavy net. Uniform. Sutureless.	HR: Fom (0, 2); Sf (1, 2) T: S
EASTERN SHIPPER CLASS
Variety	Description	Approx. Days to Maturity	Avg. Size Shape & Length x Width (in.)	Interior Appearance	Exterior Appearance	Disease Resistance
Aphrodite	Aphrodite typically produces larger, Athena-type melons weighing 6 to 7 pounds for Eastern US growers.	73	Approx. 6-7 lbs. Uniform oval. 7 x 6.5	Thick flesh similar to Athena.	Medium coarse netting. Slight suture that is netted.	HR: Fom (0, 1, 2); Sf (1) IR: Sf (2) T: S
Athena	Athena, an industry standard, is an innovative hybrid cantaloupe with fruit that stays on the vine to maximize sweetness.	75	Approx. 5-6 lbs. Uniform oval. 7 x 6.5	Thick flesh. Very firm flesh for an Eastern type.	Coarse netting. Minor, netted indentations.	HR: Fom (0, 1, 2); Sf (1, 2) T: S
Minerva	Minerva is an Eastern-type melon with large fruit that are typically oval in shape to slightly "lobey" and have slight sutures and a coarse open net.	78	Approx. 7-8 lbs. Oval to flat oval. 8 x 7.5	Thick flesh with good flesh firmness.	Coarse, open netting. Sutures are slight to medium and netted.	HR: Fom (0, 1, 2); Sf (1) IR: Sf (2) T: S
HONEYDEW MELONS
Variety	Description	Approx. Days to Maturity	Avg. Size Shape & Length x Width (in.)	Interior Appearance	Exterior Appearance	Disease Resistance
Honey King	Honey King has performed well in parts of Mexico and offers an excellent interior quality with high-soluble solids for the taste and texture consumers prefer.	95	Mostly 5-6’s. Round. 7.5 x 7.0	Emerald green flesh. Sweet.	Hard, smooth, creamy white when ripe.	IR: Sf (1) T: S
SPECIALTY MELONS
Variety	Description	Approx. Days to Maturity	Avg. Size Shape & Length x Width (in.)	Interior Appearance	Exterior Appearance	Disease Resistance
Galileo Galia Type	Galileo is an extended shelf life melon that typically produces fruit weighing about 1250 grams for export markets demanding larger fruit sizes.	87	1000-1300 grams. Round to slightly oval. 5 x 5	White with slight green tint. Very firm flesh.	Full net. Uniform. Sutureless.	HR: Fom (0, 1) IR: Sf (1)
Globstar	Globstar is a long shelf life cantaloupe with dark orange flesh that is extremely firm with EXCELLENT cantaloupe flavor! Fruit size is mostly in the 12 count size range. Maturity is late and is about 10 days later than Acclaim. Brix is 12.0-15.0.	65	6.5-8.0 lbs Circular 6.5 x 5.0	Dark orange, firm flesh with a small cavity.	Full net, round, sutureless fruit that has a light green rind color at maturity.	HR: Fom (0,1,2) IR: Ec; sf (1,2,5)
Sancho Piel de Sapo Type	Sancho is a Piel de Sapo-type melon featuring golden green skin, creamy white flesh, and very uniform, large, oval-shaped fruit ranging from 6.5 to 9 pounds.	90	6.5-9.0 lbs. Oval shape.	Creamy-white flesh.	Will ripen to a golden color.	HR: Fom (0, 1) IR: Sf (1)
Vicar Galia Type	Vicar performs especially well in open field production areas that require extended shelf life for export markets.	86	700-1100 grams. Round. 4.5 x 4.5	White-green flesh. Small cavity.	Thick and dense netting. Sutureless.	HR: Fom (0, 1, 2) IR: Sf (1)

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