Abstract:The value of L、a and b of oriental melon peel were determined by CR-400 colorimeter and the effects of bagging on color and brightness of oriental melon peel by different bag material were studied in this paper.The results showed that in different fruit development periods,bagging had improved the brightness,green and yellow degree of‘ Lyukui’ peel.Bags made of different material had improved the chromatism index of‘ Lyukui’peel.Among them,Kraft paper bag had the best effect on improving the color and brightness of‘ Lyukui’ peel.Bagging had increased the brightness,green and yellow degree of the following 3 varieties fruit peel:‘Lyukui’,‘Chaotianbaijin’ and‘ Feiyue’,but decreased the brightness and color of‘ Balipiaoxiang’ peel.