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Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 3
Keywords
Western Australia, Weed control, Paddy melon (Cucumis myriocarpus Naud.)
First Page Number
321
Last Page Number
324
ISSN
0021-8618
Abstract
The mention of melons brings to mind the many edible types that are cultivated, •*• both for stock food and human consumption. The pig or pie melon is often fed to animals, and is also used for the making of jam, while the related water melon and the smaller rock or musk melon are popular and palatable summer fruits.
The melon group, however, is not an entirely unmixed blessing and several species have become troublesome weeds, besides having some harmful properties.
A third member of the melon group which must be classed as a weed in Australia, is the Paddy Melon (Cucumis myriocarpus), a plant which is more closely related to the cucumber than the pie melon.
Recommended Citation
Meadly, G. R. W.
(1959)
"Weeds of Western Australia - Paddy melon (Cucumis myriocarpus Naud.),"
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 3: Vol. 8:
No.
3, Article 10.
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https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/journal_agriculture3/vol8/iss3/10