Muskmelon is an important crop cultivated through India. It is used as desert fruit and also eaten alone. Very rarely it is used cooked vegetable in its green stage. The muskmelon thrives best and develops the highest flavor in a hot dry climate. High temperature and sunshine produce melon high in sugar contents. Though sweetness and fine flavor are hereditary characteristics, yet they are greatly influenced by environmental condition. It is highly susceptible to frost; it is grown as summer crop.