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A New Melon F_1 Hybrid —‘ Xuewa’ |
Wen Ling; Ni Shujun; Wang Gang; et al. |
Horticultural Sub-academy; Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences; 150069 |
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Abstract Xuewa is a new melon F_1 hybrid developed by crossing stable line 95-12-6 as female parent with stable line 96-9-2 as male parent. It takes only 60 days from sowing to harvest. The fruit is oblong shape, opal skin with light yellow at the tail. It has stronger resistance to downy mildew and powdery mildew than Qitian No.1. Average fruit weight is 0.38 kg and average yield is about 37.5 t·hm~-2.
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Received: 28 March 2005
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