Breeding of a new seedless watermelon cultivar Jinhua Wuzi No.4
Jinhua Wuzi No.4 is a F,hybrid of mid fruiting seedless watermelon,which was bred by crossing the tetra-ploid inbred line GR4X-2 as the female parent and the diploid inbred line 2X-59 as the male parent.The plant has strong growth potential,moderate resistance to wilt disease.In early spring,the fruit development period in Jinzhong area,Shanxi province is about 40 days.Both the main and side vines can bear fruit continuously.The fruit is round with green skin and dark green tooth stripes on the bottom.The flesh is pink,with few colored seed and good seedless properties.The central soluble solid content is 12.7％and 10.5％near rind.The fruit peel has high hardness and is tough and durable for storage and transportation.The average single fruit mass is 5.4 kg,with yield of 4400-4500 kg per 667 m2.The com-mercial fruit rate is 90％,making it suitable for early spring facility cultivation in Shanxi region.
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