Tropical Crops Genetic Resources Institute of Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences， Key Laboratory
of Crop Gene Resources and Germplasm Enhancement in Southern China， Ministry of Agriculture， Danzhou 571737，
Hainan， China
Abstract：‘ Qiongli’ is a new mini-watermelon F1 hybrid bred by crossing inbred line MN-123 as
female parent and FR-59-1 as male parent．It is of early maturity．Its fruit development period is 28
days．The whole growing period is 72-78 days in winter sowing and 60-63 days in summer sowing at
Hainan island．This variety is easy to set fruit．Its fruit is of oval shape，and the fruit index is 1.27．
The fruit has green rind with dark green stripes．The fruit rind is thin with 0.5 cm thickness and rather
tough．Its flesh is yellow in color，crispy and scent with excellent flavour．The soluble solid content is
12.0%-12.5% in flesh core area，and 9%-10% in edge area．The single fruit weight is 2.0-2.5 kg．Its
average yield is about 45.0 t·hm -2．It can be cultivated in protected or open fields.
