中果型西瓜新品种‘夏爽’的选育

Breeding of A New Medium-size Watermelon Cultivar‘Xiashuang’

为丰富西瓜品种类型,满足生产和市场的需求,引进了适于长江流域气候、易坐果、品质优良的中果型西瓜品种‘夏爽’。‘夏爽’是以‘X198’为母本、‘S2018’为父本杂交而成的中果型中熟西瓜品种,全生育期约99 d,果实发育期32 d,中心可溶性固形物含量12.3%,每667 m2产量约5600 kg,适宜在江西、湖北、湖南等地种植。

To enrich the variety of watermelon varieties and meet the needs of production and market,the medium fruit watermelon variety‘Xiashuang’was introduced,which was suitable for the climate of the Yangtze River Basin,was easy to bear fruits,and had excellent quality.‘Xiashuang’was a new medium ripening watermelon variety developed by crossbreeding‘X198’as the female parent and‘S2018’as the male parent.The entire growth period was about 99 d,and the fruit development period was about 32 d.The central soluble solid content was about 12.3%,and the yield was about 5600 kg/667 m2.It was suitable for planting in Jiangxi,Hubei,Hunan and other places.