Depending on the variety melons differ in shape, size, skin color and flesh, the aroma and taste. So we have round or oval shape, peel thick or thin, yellowish or greenish, smooth surface peel or woody, sweet and aromatic flavor, flesh solid, juicy, soft or hard to the center of the blank forms and there are numerous seeds.
Melons are among the most popular summer fruits . In Greece the largest crops are in the Peloponnese and Crete while totally cultivated 65,000 acres with annual production reaching 20,000 tons.