西瓜新品种陕农6号的选育

陕农6号是以自交系M08为母本,自交系J16为父本配制而成的西瓜一代杂种。中熟,果实发育期35d(天)左右,全生育期97d(天)左右。易坐果,果实椭圆形,果形指数1.48左右;果皮墨绿色,皮厚约1.2cm,硬韧,耐贮运;果肉红色,肉质沙脆,汁多纤维少,口感佳,品质优,中心可溶性固形物含量12%左右,中边糖梯度小。单瓜质量8kg,平均产量4500kg·(667m~2)~(-1)。田间对枯萎病的抗性强于对照西农8号。适宜陕西省设施及露地西瓜种植区种植。

A New Watermelon F1 Hybrid—‘Shannong No.6’

‘Shannong No.6’ is a new watermelon F1 hybrid developed by crossing inbred line M08 as female parent and inbred line J16 as male parent. It is of medium maturity. It takes about 35 days for fruit development and the whole growth period is about 97 days. It is easy to bear fruits. Its fruit is of oval shape and the fruit shape index is about 1.48. The fruit pericarp is dark green in color and about 1.2 cm in thickness. The fruit is strong and tough，and tolerant to storage and transportation. Its flesh is red in color and very juicy with less fiber. It has excellent taste and flavor. The central sugar content is 12%，value of that is close to the edge sugar content. The single fruit weight is 8 kg. It can yield 67.5 t·hm^-2. In field its resistance to Fusarium wilt is stronger than that of the contrast‘ Xinong No.8’. It is suitable to be cultivated in open fields and facilitated area of Shaanxi Province.