Melothria scabra [Naudin] Provides New Opportunities for Agronomic Research

Jonathan Daniel Hulse (Blue Ridge Community College, Patton 204, W. Campus Dr., Flat Rock, North Carolina, 28731, United States of America)

International Journal of Agricultural Sciences
Vol 6, No 1 (2022)

This manuscript attempts to bringMelothria scabra[Naudin] to the attention of agronomic researchers as an increasingly popularand economically important crop and to identify gaps in research that should beinvestigatedwithfuturestudies.Allrelevantpeerreviewedpublications were examined in this study, with 79% of the studies published since 2000 c.e., while the remainder of the studies provide historical context.Major gaps in the research involvingM. scabraoffers a new frontier in agronomic studies, and will increase agronomist’s knowledge of this uniquely meso-American crop species. In conclusion,M. scabrais an understudied crop with world-widecultivation, and offers many opportunities foragronomists to research the genetics, physiology, and morphology of this small melon