Fig. 1

Faqqous types and phenotypic traits. a Four horticultural types of Snake melon grown in Israel and West Bank; (BW – Baladi White, SW – Sahouri White, BG – Baladi Green, SG – Sahouri Green). b Early vigor scores, visually scored on a 1–5 scale (vigor scores 1, 3 and 5 are shown). c Leaf shapes. d non-hollow (left) and hollow fruit (right), developing a space between placentas. e Direct sowing of common garden experiment in Sandala, Israel. f Experimental fruit harvest from each individual plant