A New Mid-Early Maturing Watermelon Cultivar'Guixi 10'
'Guixi 10'is a new mid-early maturing watermelon cultivar crossed by inbred line'ZS2'as female parent and inbred line'LPCS-a'as male parent.The fruit has durable rind for transportation,about 0.7-1.0 cm in thickness.The flesh is bright red and crisp with good taste.Its average center soluble solids content is 11.5%.The total growing period is 80-90 days in spring and 60-70 days in autumn.The fruit development period is 25-30 days.The fruit weight is 3.5-6.0 kg and the yield is 37 500-45000 kg·hm-2.It is suitable for protected and open field cultivation in Guangxi area and similar climate areas in spring,summer and autumn.