Abstract

MALDONADO-PERALTA, María de los Ángeles et al. Biometrics in fruits and seeds of two species of wild cucurbits from the Mexican tropics. Rev. Mex. Cienc. Agríc [online]. 2025, vol.16, n.2, e3553.  Epub June 30, 2025. ISSN 2007-0934.  https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v16i2.3553.

The objective was to evaluate the morphometry of fruits and seeds in two species of wild cucurbits, orange melon Cucumis melo var. chito (C. Morren) Naudin and chicayota Cucurbita argyrosperma subsp. sororia, in 2020. Three replications of 100 fruits of each species were randomly taken. The weight, length, shape and color of fruits, seeds and embryo, and the number of seeds were recorded. Data were analyzed using central tendency measures with the SAS program. Both species have small fruits and seeds. Chicayota has fibrous flesh, yellowish white in color, and seeds with edges. The fruits of orange melons are oval, with smooth skin, yellow in color, with orange-yellow longitudinal lines and white flesh. The seeds of the two species are pyriform, yellow, with an embryo. They are little-studied species, with characteristics similar to those of their genus and can be given greater agronomic use.

Keywords : Cucumis; Cucurbita; characterization; morphology..

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