Abstract:

‘Jingmei 10K’is a new mid-maturing watermelon cultivar. The fruit is short oval with heavy wax,the fruit index is 1.2. The fruit has durable rind for transportation,which is green with narrow dark green strips,about 1.2 cm thick. The fruit is uniform in shape with high commodity rate. The flesh is bright red with 50.5 mg · kg^-1 FW lycopene content,and its center soluble solids content is 13%. It is crisp with good taste and less watery flesh,and it can turn color fast. The total growing period is about 95 d and the fruit development period is about 35 d. The average fruit weight is 10 kg and the yield is about 75 000 kg · hm^-2. It is suitable for protected and open field cultivation in spring.

Key words: watermelon, good quality, cultivar