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| A New Seedless Watermelon F_1 Hybrid —‘Exigua No.12 |
| Dai Zhaoyi; Guo Fengling; Li Jinquan; et al. |
| Vegetable Sciences and Technology Center; Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences; Wuhan 430064 |
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Abstract Exigua No.12 is a new red flesh seedless watermelon F1 hybrid developed by crossing tetraploid inbred line W4-48-3 with diploid inbred line W2-38-42-1.It is mid-maturity and takes 35 days from flowering to maturity.The fruit is black green rind,bright red flesh,round with 11 %-12 % of center sugar content,the rind is about 1.2 cm thick.Average fruit weight is 5-7 kg.The yield is about 37.5 t·hm-2.It is suitable for cultivation in Hubei.
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Received: 08 September 2006
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