↑ Raghami, Mahmoud; López-Sesé, Ana Isabel; Hasandokht, Mohamad Reza; Zamani, Zabihollah; Moghadam, Mahmoud Reza Fattahi; Kashi, Abdolkarim (1 tháng 1 năm 2014). “Genetic diversity among melon accessions from Iran and their relationships with melon germplasm of diverse origins using microsatellite markers”. Plant Systematics and Evolution (bằng tiếng Anh). 300 (1): 139–151. doi:10.1007/s00606-013-0866-y. ISSN1615-6110. Melons or muskmelon are native to Iran and adjacent countries toward the west and east. In fact, ‘Musk’ is a Persian word for a kind of perfume and ‘melon’ is derived from Greek words (Robinson and Decker-Walters 1997). The origin of diversity for melon was traditionally believed to be in Africa (Robinson and Decker-Walters 1997), although recent molecular systematic studies, suggested that it may be originated from Asia and then reached to Africa (Renner et al. 2007). Central Asia, Iran, Afghanistan, India, Transcaucasia, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, as well as Afghanistan and China (Robinson and Decker-Walters 1997) are considered primary diversity centre for melon (Tzitzikas et al. 2009).Two formal infraspecific taxa within C. melo were recognized by Kirkbri
↑ “Growing Melons”. 3 tháng 4 năm 2012. Bản gốc lưu trữ ngày 3 tháng 4 năm 2012. Truy cập ngày 25 tháng 5 năm 2019. Melons are believed to have originated in the hot valleys of southwest Asia—specifically Iran (Persia) and India.
↑ Zohary, Daniel; Hopf, Maria; Weiss, Ehud (2012). Domestication of Plants in the Old World: The Origin and Spread of Domesticated Plants in Southwest Asia, Europe, and the Mediterranean Basin . Oxford: University Press. tr. 193. ISBN9780199549061.
↑ Jac G. Constant (1986). The Complete Book of Fruit: an illustrated guide to over 400 species and varieties of fruit from all over the world. Admiral. tr. 35. ISBN1-85171-049-3.
