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| A New Melon F1 Hybrid—‘Yongtian 55’ |
| ZANG Quanyu，WANG Yuhong*，DING Weihong，MA Erlei，HAO Fangmin，HUANG Yunping |
| （Ningbo Academy of Agricultural Science，Ningbo 315040，Zhejiang，China） |
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Abstract ‘Yongtian 55’is a new middle-ripe melon F1 hybrid developed by crossing inbred line‘P84’as female and‘YW10-3’as male．The fruit growth period is 38-40 days in spring and 35-38 days in autumn．The average weight of single fruit is about 1.4 kg，and the yield is about 34.5 t · hm-2．The fruit is of oval shape．The surface of fruit is white and reticulated occasionally．Its flesh is orange in color，and texture is crisp．The central soluble solid content is over 15%．The variety is resistant to gummy stem blight and Fusarium wilt，moderate resistant to downy mildew．It is suitable for facility cultivation in Eastern China．
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Received: 04 August 2022
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