| Abstract: In order to investigate the effects of fruiting nodes on growth duration, yield and fruit quality, three hami-melon cultivars 'Huami 0526' 'Huami 1001' and 'Xuelihong' were used as experimental materials. All plants were grown using the cultivation method of single tendril hanging in the southeast of Jiangsu province. The treatments included setting one fruit per hami-melon plant at the lower (8～10) nodes, or upper (13～15) nodes on the tendril. The results showed that fruiting nodes had influence on the growth duration of hami-melon cultivars. Fruits on the upper nodes matured 4～5 days later than fruits on the lower nodes. Flesh thickness, heart sugar contents on the upper nodes were higher than those of lower nodes, and single fruit weight and yield on the upper nodes were significantly higher than those of lower nodes. Therefore, in the actual production, the fruit node could be selected on the basis of the comprehensive consideration of mature harvest time and yield of different cultivars, as well as the reasonable allocation of staggered peak listing according to the demand. |