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Wild melon (Cucumis melo subsp. agrestis) belongs to the family Cucurbitaceae with chromosome number 2n=24. It is an ideal summer vegetable crop chiefly grown for fresh vegetable as well as pickling purpose. It has musky odour with smooth tender skin. A field experiment was carried out at University of Horticultural Sciences Bagalkot, Karnataka to study yield and quality parameters of wild melon. The results revealed that among growth parameters, vine length of wild melon genotypes was highest in 124.33 cm (T-18) while lowest in T-2 with 42.33cm. The leaf area was highest with 57.48 cm2 in T-12. While the number of primary branches per vine was maximum with 14.33 in T-18. The yield parameters like number of fruits per vine was maximum in (T-18) 8.17. The length of fruit ranged from 3.10 cm (T-22) to 9.83 cm (T-9). The breadth of fruit varied between 3.12 cm (T-17) and 5.58 cm (T-22). The highest yield per vine was recorded highest in genotype (T-18) with 357.83 g. Regarding quality parameters, maximum total soluble solids of wild melon fruits was recorded in genotype T-16(7.370 brix) Though wild melon is an under exploited crop, it has good yield and quality attributes. Thus identification of promising genotypes as a commercial crop for the area with high yield and quality fruits would help the farmers in its adoption and improving their economic status.
Keywords: genotypes, wild melon, parameters, quality, yield