In 1999 the virus was again diagnosed from greenhousegrown tomato plants in the netherlands. The brightly orange colored flesh is sweet, firm, very juicy and refreshing. This sweet melonlike fruit is a good source of vitamin c with 35 mg per 100 grams. The pepino dulce is a successful commercial crop in several countries such as new zealand and chile, and there appears to be no reason it cant find a niche in this country in farmers market sales and elsewhere. A medium sized 25 fruit with a mild taste, very similar to cantaloupe. Pepino is spanish for cucumber, and the latin american name pepino dulce means sweet cucumber. Jun 20, 2019 the plant can survive a low temperature of suran elephant foot yam. Pepino adalah buah yang masih satu famili dengan keluarga terong. The gorgeous round fruits of the melon pear are cream skinned with purple streaks and have deliciously sweet and juicy flesh which is a succulent mixture of honeydew melon and cucumber. Aug 19, 2016 health benefits of pepino melon the super fruit. The pepino melon has a lightyellow to lightgreen skin, streaked with purple variegations. This page was last edited on 23 november 2014, at 15. Encontramos o pepino nos vestigios egipticos e o povo hebraico lamentou, no deserto do sinai, os pepinos do egito. Cyclopedia of american horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the united 14760615541.
Descriptors for pepino solanum muricatum ecpgr cgiar. Pepino melon is packed full of great nutrients and thats why they call it a super fruit. If the inline pdf is not rendering correctly, you can download the pdf file here. The taste of a pepino melon tends to be very sweet and juicy, with a. Their thin skin is of a deep yellow with purple lines. The yellow interior is finegrained and sweetly aromatic, intensifying as it ripens. Popular in new zealand, the pepino is becoming common in some united states markets. The pepino dulce is commonly chilled and eaten fresh much like a cantaloupe or other melon.
Ascorbic acid was the second most abundant organic acid in the pepino fruit and malic acid was the third one. Manual pollination was performed on selfincompatible s. The pepino melon has also been called tree melon, bush melon, melon pear and mellow fruit. The pepino fruit resembles a melon cucumis melo in color and its flavor recalls a succulent mixture of honeydew and cucumber, thus it is also sometimes called. Pepino melon breaks down into glucose for great energy to get you through your day and increases stamina. Pdf physical and chemical characteristics of the ripe pepino. Postharvest studies on pepino dulce solanum muricatum ait.
A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Toma were harvested at three stages of ripeness maturegreen, turning, and ripe and stored at various temperatures. The fruits are juicy berries, of variable shape and color depending on the cultivar, which typically weighs between 100 and 400 g. Look up words and phrases in comprehensive, reliable bilingual dictionaries and search through billions of online translations. The plant can survive a low temperature of suran elephant foot yam. The plant is not known in the wild and its origins are unclear. The pepino has a thin, creamy colored, sometimes purple spotted skin much like a tomato. Toma were harvested at three stages of ripeness mature green, turning, and ripe and stored at various temperatures. Hylocereus hybrid pepino dulce is an easy to grow hylocereus that grows well with almost no spotting, medium to wide stem thickness with some spines pepino dulce is a reliable bloomerfruit producer, usually blooms mid to late summerlikes the heat, fruit is usually ripe by late summer or fall. Solanum muricatum is a species of evergreen shrub native to south america and grown for its sweet edible fruit it is known as pepino dulce sweet cucumber in english, in order to differentiate it from cucumber which is also called pepino in spanish or simply pepino.
The pepino solanum muricatum aiton, also known as pepino dulce, is an. Many translated example sentences containing pepino dulce englishspanish dictionary and search engine for english translations. Pepino melon pear seeds solanum muricatum, pepino dulce solanaceae plant world seeds. Anatomy of pepino melonthe shrub itself is typically about one meter by one meter. The plant is small enough to be grown satisfactorily in a container. The pepino dulce fruit resembles a melon cucumis melo in color, and its flavor recalls a succulent mixture of honeydew and buqhand thus it is also sometimes called pepino melon or melon pear. Additional pepino plant information, sometimes called pepino dulce, tells us that the name pepino comes from the spanish word for cucumber while dulce is the word for sweet. Buah pepino matang dengan pola garis membujur berwarna ungu. Solanum species, melon pear, pepino solanum muricatum. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The pepino or pepino dulce is native to the temperate andean regions of peru. I must confess that i have thought very long and hard about the possibility of publishing this text in book format in order to relieve the financial burden upon myself that has resulted from a lifetime of mental and emotional suffering due to my own personal involvement with the enigma. Pepino dulce is a small, unarmed, herbaceous plant or bush with a woody base and fibrous roots. Phenolic profile and biological activities of the pepino solanum.
The pepino solanum muricatum aiton is a neglected herbaceous domesticate native to the andean region, where wild relatives solanum section basarthrum are naturally distributed 1, 2. Descriptors for pepino solanum muricatum bioversity international. Dulces, mexico, panes, postres, recetas, verduras, yucatan. Add to pepino beaded pendant pdf file mariposa8000. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. The flesh, when ripe is golden yellow with a narrow seed cavity. Pepino dulce or cachun solanum muricatum ait fruits. Pepino melon seeds solanum muricatum pepino dulce ideal for growing in containers. Distribution top of page pepino mosaic virus was first described in 1980 jones et al. Quality characteristics respond to nitrogen nutrition and salinity article pdf available in journal of the american society for horticultural science. In turkey, the pepino crops were found to be well adapted to.
Pepinos come in different sizes and shapes, from small to large, round or oval. Favorite add to tzimbalo 5 seeds, llorones, pepino lloron, mini pepino solanum caripense. Solanum muricatum in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. This genus, with potato virus x pvx as the type species, includes a number of agronomically important viruses. Exotic pepino international journal of pharma research and. And it is also chocked full of great betacarotene antioxidants that prevent disease.
Miski were eggshaped, watery, of 210370 gfruit weight, 612. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about solanum species, melon pear, pepino solanum muricatum supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at daves garden. The kind of pollination and ability to parthenocarpy of. Dulce is a small town with one motel and a gas station, but underneath the surface of the. It is grown in a manner similar to its relatives such as the tomato, although it grows naturally upright by habit. Physical and chemical characteristics of the ripe pepino solanum. The fruit is strikingly attractive and its storage capability and shelf life permit great flexibility in marketing. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Top of page pepino mosaic virus was first described in 1980 jones et al. Buah pepino berasal dari pegunungan andes di wilayah peru dan chile. The taste of the pepino is similar to a mixture of pear and melon, but less intensive. Buah pepino merupakan buah yang termasuk dalam family. Pdf the effect of fertigation with nno 3 at 3, 6, or 12 mmolliter, and 0, 3, or 6 dsm chloride ions on fruit quality of three pepino dulce. Genotypes varied considerably in their response to mineral treatments in most quality characteristics.
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