With the objective of identify genotypes of yellow melon export type and with high yield, were evaluated nine genotypes in four environments in Potiguar West. The experiments were established in the Mossoró-Assu Agricultural Pole, Rio Grande do Norte State - Brazil. The experimental design was in randomized blocks with four replications and 16 plants for plot. The genotypes evaluated were: Rochedo, TSX-32096; PX 4910606, Gold Mine, PX-1010606; Yellow Queen; Gold Pride; Yellow King; AF-646 and AF-682. The genotypes that presented higher total productivity were TSX-32096, Gold Mine, PX-4010606, Yellow Queen and Gold Pride, with average of 55.1 t/ha, and with higher marketable productivity were TSX-32096, Rochedo, Gold Mine, PX-4010606 and Gold Pride in Mossoró (40.1 t/ha) and Carnaubais (46.2 t/ha), and the genotypes AF-646, Yellow Queen and AF-682 in Baraúna (63.1 t/ha), this environment provided the largest marketable productivity, overcoming in 53%, 75% and 166% the environments of Carnaubais, Mossoró and Alto do Rodrigues. The fruit mean weight was influenced by the cultivation environment, ranging from 1.07 kg in Mossoró to 1.64 kg in Baraúna. The higher concentration of soluble solids was verified in the genotypes AF-646 (11.1%), PX-4910606 (11.0%), Yellow King (10.7%) and TSX-32096 (11.3%).
Cucumis melo L.; yield; cultivars; hybrid; melon; environment; genotypes
