“…However, melon is known to be the most successful species of the family Cucurbitaceae in terms of irradiated pollen technique. Since the first report, several studies have been conducted (Sarı et al, 1992;Abak et al, 1996;Koksal et al, 2002;Lotfi et al, 2003;Yetisir and Sari, 2003;Lim and Earle, 2008;Lotfi and Salehi, 2008;Ari et al, 2010;Gursoy et al, 2010;Sari et al, 2010;Gonzalo et al, 2011;Solmaz et al, 2011;Baktemur et al, 2013) and so far this technique is routinely used in melon breeding programs.…”