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| A New Muskmelon F1 Hybrid —‘Gantianyulu’ |
| LIU Dong-shun1, SU Yong-quan1, LIU Sheng-feng2, CHENG Hong1, YANG Wan-bang1, KONG Wei-ping1 |
| 1Institute of Vegetable，Gansu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou 730070, Gansu, China; 2Institute of Germplasm Resources, Ningxia Academy of Agricultural and Forestry, Yinchuan 750001, Ningxia, China |
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Abstract ‘Gantianyulu’is a mid-early maturity F1 hybrid of muskmelon developed by crossing 03W05 as female parent and 03W01 as male parent. The fruit matures about 96 days from sowing and 40 days from pollination. The average fruit weight is 2.0 kg. Its fruit is of oval shape with white shin. The sugar content is about 16 %. Its yield is 48 t?hm-2. It is suitable for cultivation in open field in Northwest areas and for protected cultivation in other regions of China.
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Received: 26 September 2010
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