A New Muskmelon F_1 Hybird—'Yinguan'

'Yinguan'is a new muskmelon F1 hybrid with superior quality and high yield.It is developed by crossing inbred line M5 as female parent and inbred line H3 as male parent.It is a variety with medium maturing.Its total growing period is about 95 days and the fruit development period is about 45 days.The plant is strong in growth vigor and easy to set fruit.The mature fruit is oval shaped and full netted with white skin.The flesh thickness is 5 cm,and soluble solids content is about 15 %.The flesh color is light green and it tastes sweet,crispy with fine texture.The average fruit weight is 3.5 kg.The yield is about 60 t·hm-2.It is suitable for protected and open fields cultivation in Gansu Province and other areas with similar conditions.