An Early and High Quality Watermelon Cultivar “Kesai Cuilü”

Kesai Cuilu is a hybrid watermelon developed by crossing inbred line ks-8 as female parent and inbred line cg-10 as male parent in 2006.The hybrid is early-maturing with whole growth period about 80 days and fruit developing period 26-28 days.The fruit is globe shaped with light green skin and green net lines.The fruit rind is durable with thickness 1.1 cm.The fruit performs well in storage and transportation.The average fruit is about 7-8 kg with red flesh,tender and crispy texture.The soluble solid content in flesh is about 13% at center,and more than 10% near rind.The yield per 667 m 2 is about 4 000-4 500 kg.Kesai Cuilu is suitable for cultivation in most areas of China.