A new triploid seedless watermelon cultivar Tianfahei Wuzi No.1
CHEN Weiwei
CHEN Huili
CAI Yuxin
YANG Fan
WEI Fang
SHI Gongyao
SHI Xuanjie
TIAN Baoming
Abstract：Tianfahei Wuzi No.1 is a triploid seedless watermelon variety developed by crossing QWM-14(2n=4x=44)as the female parent and QWF-06(2n=2x=22)as the male parent.This variety is a mid-to-late maturing variety suitable for spring greenhouse cultivation in Henan province.The total growth period is about 105 d,with fruit development taking about 32-33 d.The fruit is round and spherical,with pure black skin and a thick wax coating,making it visually appealing with good uniformity.The average fruit weight is 6-8 kg,yielding around 4000 kg per 667 m2 and around 5000 kg per 667 m2 for grafted plants.The flesh is bright red,firm and crisp,with small and few white seeds,abundant juice,and a skin thickness of about 1.2 cm.The soluble solids content in the center is 12.40％and 10.30％in the periphery.It can be culti-vated in spring greenhouses in many provinces,such as Henan,Shandong,and Shaanxi in China.
Keywords：Seedless watermelonTripolidNew cultivarTianfahei Wuzi No.1
Publication Date：2023-12-05
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 129-132 )