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In cantaloupe(Cucumis melo L. var.reticulatus Naud., cultivar PMR 45) leaf shape,fruit shape, and flesh proportion were associated as they varied from growing site to growing site. The same associations held as the characteristics varied between PMR 45 and a selection thereof. The conditions indicate that the three characteristics respond to both genetic and environmental stimuli via a common intermediate mechanism.
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Cantaloupe in the United States of America isC. melo L. var.reticulatus Naud., a netted muskmelon having a definite abscission zone at the base of the fruit. It is not var.cantaloupensis Naud. as it is in Europe. Compare Bailey (1935), Daviset al. (1965), Whitaker and Davis (1961).
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Davis, R.M., Davis, G.N. & Meinert, U.G.H. Genetic and environmental correlations of leaf and fruit shapes ofCucumis melo . Econ Bot 21, 345–350 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02863159
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