Wenzhong Huang , Zhongmei Hong

CRO Service Station, Sanya Tihitar SciTech Breeding Service Inc., Sanya, 572025, Hainan, China
Author    Correspondence author
Molecular Plant Breeding, 2025, Vol. 16, No. 4   doi: 10.5376/mpb.2025.16.0024
Received: 10 Jul., 2025    Accepted: 13 Aug., 2025    Published: 25 Aug., 2025

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Huang W.Z., and Hong Z.M., 2025, Regulation of fruit sugar accumulation by humidity control techniques in protected melon cultivation, Molecular Plant Breeding, 16(4): 241-249 (doi: 10.5376/mpb.2025.16.0024)

 

This study discusses how controlling air humidity in protected cultivation can influence the sugar accumulation of melon fruits, explaining how humidity affects the transportation of photosynthetic products, the formation of fruit "sink", the activity of enzymes related to sugar synthesis, and the expression of related genes. It also analyzes how humidity interacts with other factors, such as temperature and light. The performance of several different humidity management methods in actual planting was summarized. The response differences of different melon varieties under different humidity conditions were also compared, and their potential in breeding was discussed. This study aims to provide some theoretical and technical references for improving the quality of melons and promoting intelligent planting.

Melon breeding; Humidity regulation; Sugar accumulation; Protected cultivation; Molecular regulation