A comparative analysis of new seedless watermelon cultivars.

The present experiment was conducted to screen new seedless watermelon cultivars which were suitable for planting in different regions and cultivation model.Twenty-one new seedless watermelon cultivars were tested and compared in Hainan in 2009 with the support of the national watermelon and melon industrial technology system.The variety Taiwan Xinyihao was used as the control.The stability,adaptability,resistance and other important characteristics of these cultivars were observed.The results showed that cultivars RWT8212,Shangdaoyihao,R4,R13,8225 and W39-3 had fine characteristics and could be recommended for production test of seedless watermelon and extended planting in province Hainan,Guangxi,Guangdong,etc.Seedless Heipi 1,X7,X8,Xuefeng Xinyihao,Huangjinbao and Jinmi 10 also showed good performance and were recommended for the varietal comparison tests.The other nine cultivars just had common performance and should be stopped in the test.