Abstract:

‘Shantian 9’is developed by crossing E13 as female parent with C20 as male parent. The whole growth period is 85–100 days and the fruit development period is 28–32 days. The fruit is short pear shaped with yellow-white skin. The flesh is green-white. The central soluble solids content is 14.7%. The average fruit weight is 500 g. The cultivar has good tolerance to stress and transportation. It is suitable for protected-field and open-field cultivation in Heilongjiang，Hebei，Gansu，Xinjiang，etc.

Key words: melon, high quality, disease resistance, cultivar, pak-choi, cold tolerance, hybrid, cultivar