1. Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2133, U.S.A.
2. Vegetable & Fruit Improvement Center, Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77845-2119, U.S.A.
3. USDA National Center of Excellence for Melon at the Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center of Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77845, U.S.A.
4. Department of food Science and Technology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843-2256, U.S.A.
5. Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University, TX 77843-2474, U.S.A.
6. Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Weslaco, TX 78596, U.S.A.
7. Agronomia, Universidad Federal de Viçosa-UFV, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brasil