小果型西瓜新品种‘农科大16号’

A New Mini Watermelon Cultivar‘Nongkeda 16'

‘农科大16号’是用LM05作母本,LF17作父本杂交育成的小果型早熟西瓜新品种。植株生长势中等,平均单瓜质量1.8 kg,产量46.875 t·hm^(-2)。果实高圆形,果形指数1.2。果皮深绿色,上覆墨绿色中细条带,条带较清晰,皮厚0.5 cm,韧性好,耐贮运。果肉红色,肉质沙细,汁多、纤维少,口感佳,中心折光糖含量12.6%,中边糖梯度小。全生育期96 d左右,果实发育期28 d左右。抗病性、抗逆性强。适宜春季设施栽培。

‘Nongkeda 16＇is a new mid-maturation watermelon cultivar which was selected from the cross-combination of LM05 and LF17. It is suitable to cultivate in the open field of northern China covered with film mulch in the early spring. The whole growth period of‘Nongkeda 16＇ is about 96 days,and the period for fruit development is around 28 days. It has a vigorous growth potential with an average single fruit weight of 1.8 kg and a yield of 46.875 t · hm^（-2）. The fruit shape of‘Nongkeda 16＇is oval and its shape index is 1.2. The fruit skin is dark green covered with clear dark green fine stripes,and the pericarp thickness is about 0.5 cm. The fruit flesh is red fine sandy and juicy but with less fiber. The center sugar content is 12.6%,value of that is close to the edge sugar content. More importantly,this cultivar has a high resistance to disease and other adverse stimuli.