Abstract： ‘Gantian No.5’ is a new mid-early maturity oriental melon F1 hybrid developed by crossing inbred line ‘12C11’ as female parent and inbred line ‘12C28’ as male parent．The plant has strong growth vigor．Its whole growth period is 95-100 days and fruit development period is 33-35 days．Both the son vine and grandson vine can bear fruits．Each single plant can bear 3-4 fruits．The single fruit weight is 400-650 g． The fruit is oval shape．The fruit shape index is 1.2-1.4．Its fruit peel is white in color with yellowing after maturity．The fruit pulp is white in color with 2.2-2.5 cm thichness．Its pulp tastes is crisp．The center soluble solids matter content is 11.7%．In fields，its resistance to powdery mildew and downy mildew is stronger than that of the contrast ‘Shengkaihua’．It can yield about 33 t·hm-2．It is suitable for greenhouse planting in spring at central and eastern parts of Gansu Province and regions with similar ecological conditions．
孔维萍，程鸿，岳宏忠，侯栋. 薄皮甜瓜新品种甘甜5号的选育[J]. 中国蔬菜, 2021, 1(9): 97-99.
KONG Weiping，CHENG Hong，YUE Hongzhong，HOU Dong. A New Oriental Melon F1 Hybrid — ‘Gantian No.5’. China Vegetables, 2021, 1(9): 97-99.
