Abstract:

‘Guixi 10’is a new mid-early maturing watermelon cultivar crossed by inbred line ‘ZS2’as female parent and inbred line‘LPCS-a’as male parent. The fruit has durable rind for transportation，about 0.7-1.0 cm in thickness. The flesh is bright red and crisp with good taste. Its average center soluble solids content is 11.5%. The total growing period is 80-90 days in spring and 60-70 days in autumn. The fruit development period is 25-30 days. The fruit weight is 3.5-6.0 kg and the yield is 37 500-45 000 kg · hm^-2. It is suitable for protected and open field cultivation in Guangxi area and similar climate areas in spring，summer and autumn.

Key words: watermelon, mid-early maturing, cultivar