AMES, Iowa – Bigger doesn’t always mean better. That’s especially true when it comes to muskmelons. Iowa State University researchers spent part of this summer growing a wide range of muskmelon ...
Recently I had an inquiry as to a choice of muskmelon to grow this summer. The answer was easy, Burpee Ambrosia. Burpee Seeds is noted for their outstanding muskmelon seeds. Back 20 or more years ago, ...
Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! The summer heat is finally here as the weather forecast calls for several badly needed days of sunshine and no rain. Farmers are out cutting hay and ...
One of the great joys of summer has to be fresh cantaloupe, either from the local farmer's market or your own home garden. But is it cantaloupe or muskmelon? There is technically a difference, but ...
TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online ...
Market happenings: Be sure to stop by your local farmers markets this week and celebrate National Farmers Market Week. In an effort to spread the influence of local agriculture as well as small, local ...
This infographic, titled "Our Dwindling Food Variety," from the August National Geographic looks pretty dire, no?: But before you start stockpiling muskmelon seeds against inevitable genetic calamity, ...
Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol. 46, No. 285 (APRIL 1995), pp. 391-400 (10 pages) Muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) embryos are enclosed in an envelope of tissue consisting of a layer of endosperm and a ...
This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Dead seeds that expand to nearly twice their normal volume when fully hydrated are called osmotically distended (OD). These seeds swell ...
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