pepino dulce? or cachun (solanum muricatum ait) fruits. the fruit was harvested in ovalle (iv region, chile) at two maturity stages, m1 and m2, based in ground color and size. ma treatments were induced by the use of sealed polyethylene film bags with different gas permeability. then ...
Depending on where you find it, it could go by other names like melon pear, tree melon, mellow fruit, or pepino dulce (sweet cucumber). Surprisingly, they’re actually not melons at all, and are more closely related to eggplants and tomatoes. The small fruit is usually around 4 inches ...
In Proceedings of the II ISHS Conference on Fruit Production in the Tropics and Subtropics, Bonn-Röttgen, Germany, 24 June 1999; pp. 251–256. [Google Scholar] Ahumada, M.; Cantwell, M. Postharvest Studies on Pepino Dulce (Solanum Muricatum Ait.): Maturity at Harvest and Storage ...
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A pepino melon is a fruit with a streaky outer skin and a yellow orange flesh. Despite that name, a pepino melon isn't actually a...
The pepino (Solanum muricatum Aiton) is a neglected Andean crop that has elicited an increasing interest from exotic fruit markets. The pepino is highly diverse and, by using appropriate breeding strategies, it has been possible to develop new improved materials. Here we review more than a decad...
In Spanish, it is called "pepino dulce." It means sweet cucumber. Pepino means just "cucumber." I think it should be referred by its full name, pepino dulce, because otherwise, you would be calling the fruit cucumber. I also don't know why it was called sweet cucumber. It's not ...
Pepino (Solanum muricatum Ait. -family Solanaceae) is a well-known fruit in countries like Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru (Jordan and Botti 1992). In Spanish-speaking countries the name is pepino dulce (sweet cucumber), but in most other countries the name pepino is used. It...
Fruit Set and Yield of Pepino Dulce Response to Nitrate-N and Salinity Levels and Thinning of Side Branches and Trusses. J. Plant Nutr. 1993, 16, 2121-2133.Pluda, D., Rabinovitch, H.D., Kafkafi, U. (1993). Fruit set and yield of pepino dulce response to nitrate-nitrogen and ...