Breeding of new oriental melon cultivar Kentian No.3 for protected areas in early spring
Kentian No.3,a high-quality thin-skinned melon,was cross-bred from ZT-16-18 as femal parent and DB-14-31 as male parent.The growth period for this variety in the Heilongjiang protected area is 77 days,while the ripen-ing period is 29 days.The plant grows vigorously with medium plant type.The female flowers exhibit bisexuality,with the first flower appearing on the first node and the interval between female flowers being 1 node.It is easy to set fruit mainly on vines.The fruit is oval,white peel with yellow-green pigment.There is none crack on the fruit surface,the single fruit mass is 0.392 kg with white flesh,the thickness of the pulp is 1.7 cm.The seed cavity is medium.The commer-cial fruit rate is 91％.The vitamin C content is 16.1 mg·100 g-1,and the soluble solid content in the center is 12.3％.The fruit is sweet,crisp,with aromatic flavor.The variety has good resistance to diseases and it is suitable for planting in spring-protected areas of Heilongjiang province.
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