Galia (melon)

The Galia melon, also known as sarda in Southeast Asia, is a type of F₁ hybrid melon originating from a cross between the green-flesh melon cultivar 'Ha-Ogen' and the netted-rind melon cultivar 'Krimka'. Developed in Israel at the Ne´ve Yaar Research Center of the Agricultural Research Organization by the melon breeder Dr. Zvi Karchi and released in 1973, Galia melon was named after the first name of Karchi's daughter that means "God's wave" in Hebrew.