Breeding of Bilv,a New Seedless Mini-watermelon Cultivar

Bilv is a new seedless mini-watermelon developed by taking tetraploid mini-watermelon 4X-66 as female parent and diploid inbred line X-18(mini-watermelon) as male parent.Bilv sets fruits easily,with the whole growth period of about 100 days and fruit development period of about 28 day.It grows vigorously and with strong disease and stress resistance.The fruit is oval,and the peel is green with dark green stripes.Its peel thickness is about 0.5 cm,and the fruits are resistant to transport.The yellow flesh is crisp with excellent taste and flavor,and there are few white abortive seeds in the fruits.The central soluble solid content is about 12.5%.The single fruit weight is 2.3-2.5 kg,and the yield is about 2 500 kg/667 m2.It bears the low temperature and weak light,and it is suitable for cultivation in both sunlight greenhouse and early spring greenhouse.