Question

Sometimes it is observed that melon fruits often crack.what is the reason?

Answer 1

Fruit cracking is an important disorder that can cause severe loss of marketable yield and revenue in the muskmelon (Cucumis melo) fruit industry. The physiological and environmental factors causing cracking are poorly understood. Although generally considered a physiological disorder caused by fluctuating environmental conditions, current evidence indicates that this disorder also has a genetic, as well as a genotype x environment component. Certain cultivars are more susceptible than others, but wide fluctuations in irrigation, temperature, and nutrition during late fruit maturation stages appear to predispose fruit to cracking.

Answer 2

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➡️ Melons growing in waterlogged fields with poor drainage tend to absorb more water than they require.

➡️ Melons cannot hold this excess water, therefore, they crack.

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