The difference between watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew, and other melons you might be less familiar with, plus how to shop for and serve each. Serious Eats / Getty Images When melons are at the ...

Rich and juicy, melons are powerhouses of both flavor and nutrition. They're part of the gourd family Cucurbitaceae, which also includes pumpkins and squash, and those that are sweet belong to a ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)— You're probably accustomed to the honeydew melon, but a few years ago a richer flavored orange colored honeydew was introduced. KCBS Food and Wine editor Narsai David says it is ...

If you're a small-space gardener and you thought that growing melons is impossible, think again, because this mini melon ...

The first comprehensive genome analyses of seven melon varieties has been completed, providing breeders new knowledge important for understanding phenotypic variability and helping increasing plant ...

People smell them, thump them and eyeball their shape. But ultimately, it's sweetness and a sense of healthy eating that lands a melon in a shopper's cart. Plant breeders now have a better chance to ...

It's hard to beat a plain slice of cool melon on a hot day. But old standbys like cantaloupe and honeydew are now joined by more exotic varieties... When I was growing up on our farm in east Tennessee ...

When I was growing up on our farm in east Tennessee, we always had a melon patch. I'm not sure what varieties my parents tried besides cantaloupes and watermelons, but knowing them, it was probably ...

Heirloom Vegetable Gardening by William Woys Weaver is the culmination of some thirty years of first-hand knowledge of growing, tasting and cooking with heirloom vegetables. A staunch supporter of ...

Reactions of 13 host melon accessions to PM. Reponses in either living plants (a), living leaves (b), or detached leaves (c). A new study has uncovered critical genetic factors that could ...