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| A New Watermelon F1 Hybrid —‘ Heijin No.2’ |
| WANG Ming 1，ZHANG Tao 2，YANG Jin-ming 1*，HOU Fu-en 2，SU Dong-tao 2，HAO Ke-xing 2 |
1 Biotechnology Research Center，Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences，Taiyuan 030031，Shanxi，China；2 Institute of
Agricultural Resources and Economy，Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences，Taiyuan 030006，Shanxi，China |
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Abstract ‘Heijin No.2’ is a new yellow flesh watermelon F1 hybrid of early maturity developed by
crossing inbred line‘2x-313’as female parent and‘ 2x-303’ as male parent．In protected field cultivation and
at early spring，its whole growing period is about 90 days and fruit development period is about 30 days．Its
plant has stronger growth vigor and is easy to bear fruit．The fruit is of round shape with dark green peel．The
peel is about 0.5 cm in thickness．The flesh is bright yellow in color．The center soluble solid content is 12.4%．
The average single fruit weight is 1.5-2.5 kg．It can yield over 42 t·hm-2．It is mid-resistant to Fusarium wilt．
It is suitable for early facilities cultivation in Shanxi Province and surrounding regions．
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Received: 23 May 2019
Published: 01 July 2019
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