Pdf the effect of fertigation with nno 3 at 3, 6, or 12 mmolliter, and 0, 3, or 6 dsm chloride ions on fruit quality of three pepino dulce. Pepino is usually cultivated for its edible fruits, but also has other economic uses. Dulce base is a supposedly super secret underground base near the town of dulce, new mexico where aliens hang out and conspire to subjugate the human race alien plot. Aug 19, 2016 the pepino melon has a lightyellow to lightgreen skin, streaked with purple variegations.
It is known as pepino dulce sweet cucumber in english, in order to. The flesh, when ripe is golden yellow with a narrow seed cavity. The fruit was harvested in ovalle iv region, chile at two maturity stages, m1 and m2, based in ground color and size. Pepino is a fruit bearing shrub similar to a tomatoe vine. Solanum muricatum is a species of evergreen shrub native to south america and grown for its sweet edible fruit. The pepino melon has a lightyellow to lightgreen skin, streaked with purple variegations. Pepino solanum muricatum also known as pepino dulce or pear melon is a plant that is originally grown in south america, mainly for its juicy fruits. Common names include pepino melon, pepino dulce and melon pear and characterize the fruits sweet, melonlike taste with delicate pear flavors.
Related to potatoes, tomatoes, eggplants, bell peppers and chili peppers, pepino solanum muricatum is a sweet, melonlike fruit and a great source of essential nutrients, dietary fiber and antioxidants. I must confess that i have thought very long and hard about the possibility of publishing this text in book format in order to relieve the financial burden upon myself that has resulted from a lifetime of mental and emotional suffering due to my own personal involvement with the enigma. It is similar in these respects to a small tomato vine, and like the tomato may need staking or other support. According to the folks at who believe that aliens are intelligent reptilians evolved from dinosaurs dulce is only one of the many underground lairs the evil race of lizard people use to orchestrate. The pepino has a thin, creamy colored, sometimes purple spotted skin much like a tomato. Popular in new zealand, the pepino is becoming common in some united states markets. Pepino dulce fruit facts fruit facts are a series of publications of the california rare fruit growers, inc. Souza also claims contacts with scandinavianappearing humans from iumma or wolf. In spite of being a prominent crop in prehispanic times in the andes, interest in pepino was cast into oblivion from some decades after the spanish arrival to the. Pepino dulce, pera melon, pepino morado, pepino mango, melon shrub, kachuma aymara, xachum quechua. Productos con pepino dulce, pagina 1 informacion y precios.
Ma treatments were induced by the use of sealed polyethylene film bags with different gas permeability. The yellow interior is finegrained and sweetly aromatic, intensifying as it ripens. A medium sized 25 fruit with a mild taste, very similar to cantaloupe. Hylocereus hybrid pepino dulce is an easy to grow hylocereus that grows well with almost no spotting, medium to wide stem thickness with some spines pepino dulce is a reliable bloomerfruit producer, usually blooms mid to late summerlikes the heat, fruit is usually ripe by late summer or fall. Common names include pepino melon, pepino dulce and melon pear and characterize the fruits sweet. Pepino is a fruit in the potato family, also known as solanaceae.
In spite of being a prominent crop in prehispanic times in the andes, interest in pepino was cast into oblivion from some decades after the spanish arrival to the present. Solanum muricatum is a species of evergreen shrub native to south america and grown for its sweet edible fruit it is known as pepino dulce sweet cucumber in english, in order to differentiate it from cucumber which is also called pepino in spanish or simply pepino. Pepino,solanum muricatum, is an herbaceous subshrub that has long been grown in its native andean south america. Descriptors for pepino solanum muricatum bioversity international. The thomas castello declaration part 1 q when exactly was the upper humanoccupied level of the archuleta installation constructed. A i heard dulce was started in 193738 by the army engineers, enlarged over the years, most recent work was completed 196566 to connect tunnels to the page arizona base, site of one of the. The flavor of pepino fruits is described as a delicious blend of cucumber and honeydew melon. Recently, pepino is successfully cultivated not only in south and north america, but also in australia, europe, asia and the middle east countries such as turkey. Dulce is a small town with one motel and a gas station, but underneath the surface of the. Pepino dulce has been grown and has fruited in the milder areas of northern california sunset climate zones 16 and 17. The following information was released by jefferson souza, a contactee who has had repeated encounters with the vega lyrans, who according to souza are similar in appearance to the dark skinned orientals of india. Postharvest studies on pepino dulce solanum muricatum ait. The plant is small enough to be grown satisfactorily in a container.
The case goes a lot deeper than just the dulce papers paul bennewitz a researcher who stumbled on a facility in new mexico with aliens was fed false information by the afosi, and agent richard doty, and researcher william bill moore. Pepino melon, pepino dulce a medium sized 25 fruit with a mild taste, very similar to cantaloupe. Exotic pepino international journal of pharma research and. Pepinos taste like a blend of cantaloupe, pear, with some say a touch. The pepino is a vegetatively propagated cultigen grown for its fruit. Additional pepino plant information additional pepino plant information, sometimes called pepino dulce, tells us that the name pepino comes from the spanish word for cucumber while dulce is the word for sweet. Growth is erect or ascending to about 3 feet high and several feet across. Caracterizacion morfologica y molecular en pepino dulce solanum muricatum y especies silvestres relacionadas. Solanum species, melon pear, pepino solanum muricatum.
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