Melons Post Harvest Handling and Storage (2001) - 2 pages

Muskmelon is the common name for botanical varieties of Cucumis melo L. This botanical group includes cantaloupe, honeydew, and casaba. Cantaloupe fruit (C. melo var. reticulatus

Naud.) are usually characterized by netted surfaces with shallow vein tracts and the flesh is salmon-coloured. Honeydew and Casaba fruit (C. melo var. inodorus Naud.) typically have

unnetted surfaces. This group also includes Persian and Crenshaw melons. Honeydew fruit have smooth, white skin with green flesh, while Casaba fruit have yellow, green or white skin,

that are usually rough and wrinkled.