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| A New Watermelon F1 Hybrid—‘Huadu' |
| Wang Gang |
| Horticultural Sub-Academy; Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences; Harbin 150069 |
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Abstract Huadu is an early maturing watermelon F1 hybrid developed by crossing XH-15 as female parent with BM-16 as male parent.The fruit is round,green rind with dark green indention stripes and red flesh.The average fruit weight is 5-7 kg.The total yield is 60 t·hm-2.It has stronger resistance to anthracnose and Fusarium wilt than Jingxin No.1.It is suitable for cultivation in early spring.
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Received: 02 March 2007
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