The Effect of Different Harvesting and Post Ripening Periods on the Quality of Wild Watermelon Seeds
GU Binquan
YAN Leiyan
HUANG Yunping
WANG Yuhong
Abstract：To solve the problem of long seed production time for wild watermelon,the wild watermelon rootstock'Ye Zhuang 101'was used as material.By studying the germination rate and other seed quality related traits at different fruit development times and seed ripening times,the effects of harvesting and ripening periods on the seed quality of wild watermelon rootstocks were analyzed.The results indicated that both the fruit harvesting period and post ripening time affected seed quality and appearance.When the fruit developd for 60 days and the seeds riped for 10 days after harvest,the germination rate,germination potential,and thousand seed weight of wild watermelon rootstocks were the highest,at 92％,90％,and 252 g,respectively.
Keywords：Seed qualitygermination ratebud potentialthousand grain massseed coat color
Publication Date：2024-01-20
Online Publishing Date：2026-08-28(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 26-29 )