Jinshabao is a new type of fresh watermelon variety with medium maturity and medium fruit,developed by crossing the excellent inbred line H01-2 as the female parent and Q-06 as the male parent.The plant grows well and is easy to set fruit.In spring,the fruit development period in Minqin county,Gansu province is 46 days,with a full growth period of 97 days.The first female flower node is located at 6-8 nodes of the main vine,with 3-4 nodes between each node.The fruit is nearly circular,with a hard skin and a thickness of 2.4 cm.The bottom color of the fruit surface is green,with obvious dark green stripes.The flesh is soft,lemon yellow in color,with plenty of juice and good palatability.The central soluble solid content(w,the same below)is 7.1%,and the edge soluble solid content is 5.6%.The average single fruit mass is 3.6 kg,with an average fresh melon yield of 3568 kg·667 m-2.It has strong storage tolerance and moderate resistance to wilt disease.It is suitable for spring open field cultivation in similar ecological areas such as Gansu,Inner Mongolia,and Xinjiang.The product is usually launched in the first and middle of August each year,mainly supplied to the northern autumn and winter markets,and stored and supplied until the Spring Festival,enriching the northern fruit market.