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| A New Mini Watermelon F_1 Hybrid — ‘Shaoziheiganlan’ |
| Sun Zhenjiu,Jio Dingliang,Duan Aimin.Zhang Yanning,Hao Jianquan,Zhang Wenming |
| Department of Horticulture; Tianjin Agriculture College; 300384; Vegetable Research Institute; Tianjin Kernel Agricultural Science & Technology Cooperation Limited; 300384 |
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Abstract Shaoziheiganlan is bred by crossing BL-1 line derived from Tianwan Black Beauty as female parent, with few-seed line Xs-2 derived from Japanese mini-fruit type watermelon as male parent. It is extremely early maturity hybrid and characterized by black rind, olivary fruit with about 50 seeds. Sugar content in the centre is over 12.5 %. Average fruit weight is about 1.9 kg, yield is about 37.5 t·hm~ -2 . The fruit has firm flesh and pericarp, and is suitable for shipping. It is medium resistant to Fusarium wi...
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Received: 08 November 2005
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