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| A New Watermelon Variety Suitable for Inter-cropping — ‘Xinggui No.1’ |
| HUANG Jin-yan1，2，LI Zhi1，LI Wen-xin1，HE Yi1， HONG Ri-xin1， QIN Si-hua1， LI Tian-yan1， FAN Xue-jun1，LI Gui-fen1 |
| （1Horticulture Research Institute，Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences， Nanning 530007， Guangxi， China；2College of Agronomy， Guangxi University， Nanning 530004， Guangxi， China） |
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Abstract ‘Xinggui No.1’ is a new watermelon F1 hybrid suitable for sole cropping or inter-cropping with sugercane， cassava or young fruit tree. Its fruit is of short and oval shape with deep green peel and dark green stripes. The single fruit weight is 4.0-7.0 kg. The peel is tough and never dehiscent. It is 1.0-1.2 cm in thickness，The fruit is tolerant to storage and transportation. Its flesh is red with over 11.0% sugar content，sweet flavor and fine texture.‘ Xinggui No.1’ has strong growth vigor and is resistant to stress and disease. It can easily set fruit．Its fruit has high commodity rate. The total growing period is 110-120 days in spring and about 90 days in autumn. The fruit development period is 35-38 days. The yield of sole cropping and inter-cropping is 37.5-52.5 t·hm-2 and
30.0-36.0 t·hm-2， respectively. It is suitable to be cultivated in various regions of Guangxi both for sole cropping and inter-cropping.
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Received: 18 April 2014
Published: 18 July 2014
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