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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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