A new watermelon F1 hybrid cultivtar Nongkeda No.15
Nongkeda No.15 is a new large sized ripe watermelon variety developed by crossing M08 and 1207,Planted in plastic tunnel in early spring in Guanzhong region Shaanxi province,the whole growth period is 100 days,and the fruit development period 36 days.The variety is easy to bear fruits.Its fruit shape is oval and the shape index is 1.44.The fruit skin is green with dark thin stripes,and the pericarp thickness is about 1.2 cm.The fruit has good shipping quality.The fruit flesh is red fine sandy and juicy but with less fiber,high quality and good taste.The center sugar content is 11.7%,value of that is close to the edge sugar content.It also has a high disease-resistance as well as a strong adverse-resistance.Its average single fruit is 8.7 kg,and the yield is 4 584.7 kg per 667 m2.It is suitable for open field cultivation and plant-ing in green house in early spring in Shaanxi province.