1Shanghai Key Laboratory of Protected Horticultural Technology，Horticultural Research Institute，Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences，Shanghai 201403，China|2Plant Protection Research Institute，Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences，Shanghai 201106，China
Abstract：‘Shenkang 988’is a new watermelon F1 hybrid developed by crossing inbred line W6-9 as female parent and inbred line V13-1 as female parent．It has strong growth vigor．It is easy to set fruit in southern China with rainy and weak sunlight regions in spring sowing．Its fruit grows very fast．It is about 33 days from flowering to fruit maturing．The single fruit weight is about 5 kg．Its fruit is tall and of round shape and the fruit skin is light green with dark green middle stripe．The flesh is dark pink in color．It is juicy and crispy with good quality．It is tolerant to storage and transportation．Usually it can yield 45.0 t?hm-2．It is suitable for cultivation in open or protected fields in spring，summer and autumn．
