Abstract：‘Xicai No.1’is a new mini-fruit watermelon F1 hybrid developed by crossing inbred line‘W101u’as female parent and inbred line‘hn07-1-1’as male parent．It belongs to the early maturing variety，the first female flowers appears at 7 to 8 nodes，and appears every 3-4 nodes．The fruit development period is about 28-30 days and whole growth period is 85-90 days．The plant growth is strong，and easy to sit melon．The fruit is oval shaped with green skin and deep green well defined pinstripe．The weight is about 2.0-2.5 kg，and the rind is about 0.4 cm in thickness．The flesh is mainly orange-yellow with a hint of red，and it is crisp and tasty．The center soluble solids content is about 13% and 11% near rind．The resistance to Fusarium wilt，gummy stem blight and anthracnose in the field is stronger than that of the control variety‘Xiaolan’．It yields about 39 t · hm-2，and is suitable for protected cultivation in early spring or late autumn in Shaanxi Province．
