Claim · model-written summary
The authors suggest the high number of egusi melon accessions encountered might be because it is the most cultivated member of Cucurbitaceae in the country.
- Taxon
- egusi melon
Citrullus mucosospermuse1 - Outcome
- high number of egusi melon encounterede1
- Qualifier
- most cultivated member of Cucurbitaceaee1
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Verbatim
e1“The high number of egusi melon encountered might be due to fact that it is the most cultivated member of Cucurbitaceae in the country”
Title
COLLECTION AND DOCUMENTATION OF MELON GERMPLASM IN NIGERIA
Aishatu Adamu GADO; Muhammad Liman MUHAMMAD; Olamide Ahmed FALUSI; et al. Journal of Plant Development 2019. doi:10.33628/jpd.2019.26.1.59
Other claims from this paper (12)
- Method / resource A germplasm collection in Nigeria yielded 60 melon accessions.
- Observation The 60 collected accessions fell into 5 genera and 7 species.
- Observation Among the 60 collected accessions, 45 were Colocynthis citrullus.
- Observation Among the 60 collected accessions, 3 were Cucurbita moschata.
- Observation Among the 60 collected accessions, 3 were Cucurbita maxima.
- Observation Among the 60 collected accessions, 2 were Lagenaria siceraria.
- Observation Among the 60 collected accessions, 2 were Lagenaria sphaerica.
- Observation Among the 60 collected accessions, 4 were Cucumeropsis mannii.
- Observation Among the 60 collected accessions, 1 were Cucumis melo.
- Observation Niger state had the highest number of egusi melon (Colocynthis citrullus) accessions, 8.
- Observation Nasarawa and Kogi states each had the same number of egusi melon accessions, 5.
- Observation All interviewed farmers preferred cultivating Colocynthis citrullus because of its high oil content, demand and consumer acceptance.