西瓜新品种‘瑞龙’的选育

Breeding of a new watermelon hybrid 'Ruilong'

‘瑞龙’是合肥丰乐种业股份有限公司以自交系‘FLW03213’为母本、自交系‘FLW05213’为父本配制而成的椭圆形花皮红瓤西瓜品种。该品种中晚熟,春季栽培全生育期108 d左右,果实发育期35 d左右;植株长势稳健,抗性强;果实椭圆形,果形指数1.5左右,浅绿底上覆墨绿齿条,蜡粉少;瓤色粉红,瓤质脆细,中心可溶性固形物含量11.5%左右,口感好、风味佳;易坐果,单果质量6~8 kg,平均667 m^2产量3 500 kg左右;果皮厚度1.1 cm,果皮坚韧,不易裂果,耐贮运。适合我国北方和长江流域地膜覆盖栽培。2015年通过安徽省非主要农作物品种鉴定登记。

‘＇ Ruilong＇ is a new watermelon variety bred by Hefei Fengle Seed Co., Ltd.. It is developed by using inbred line ‘FLW03213＇ as female parent and inbred line ‘FLW05213＇ as male parent. The whole growing period is 108 days, fruit development period is about 35 days. The fruit is elliptic shaped with light green surface and dark green stripes.The flesh is red, fine, crisp and sweet. The center soluble solid content is more than 11.5%. It produces vigorous plant, sets fruit easily. The average fruit weight is 6-8 kg, and the yield per 667 m2 is about 3 500 kg. It is suitable for cultivation under plastic film mulching prouduction in north China and the Yangtze River.