Abstract: ‘Qianding 1’watermelon is a new early maturing watermelon cultivar selected from
cross-combination Q16 × D09. It is suitable for the early spring protected cultivation in Shaanxi Province.
The whole growth period of which is about 90 days and the fruit development period is around 30 days.
The single average fruit weight is 6.0 kg and the yield is about 47.196 t · hm^-2. This cultivar has round
shape fruit and the shape index is 1.1. The fruit skin is dark green，covers with clear blackish green fine
stripes，and the pericarp thickness is about 1.2 cm. Its fruit flesh is red and fine sandy，juicy but less fiber，
and the center sugar content is 12% with little differentiation from the edge. The cultivar has high
disease-resistance as well as strong adverse-resistance.

Key words: watermelon, early maturing, cultivar