Watermelon- BG 4510

This early Dragon type watermelon is very attractive appearance, productive, good fruit-setting and easy to grow. Fruit is large, 8-10 kg in weight, high round in shape, dark green stripes on the green tough rind. Flesh is deep red, very firm, crisp and very sweet. It is suitable for storage and transportation and can be harvested in 70-72 days from sowing.

 

Watermelon - WM 155 Dala

This hybrid is very early and prolific. Fruit is oblong, 2.5-3 kg in weight, light green with dark green stripes, thin and tough rind. Flesh is deep red, firm, crisp and very sweet. It can be harvested in 68-70 days from sowing.

 

Watermelon - WM 182

An early, prolific fruits and small seeded variety, fruit is oblong in shape, light green color with dark green stripes tough enough rind to carry long distance, 6-8 kg in weight. Flesh is bright red, crisp and sweet. It can be harvested in 70-72 days from sowing.

DID YOU KNOW? Watermelon - (Citrullus lanatus, formerly C. vulgaris), succulent fruit of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae), native to tropical Africa, but under cultivation on every continent except Antarctica. Its vines grow prostrate, with branched tendrils, deeply cut leaves, and flowers borne singly in the axil of a leaf. Each light yellow flower produces either pollen or fruit. The sweet, juicy flesh may be reddish, white, or yellow. Flesh colour, shape of the fruit, and thickness of the rind depend on the variety. Weight varies from 1 to 2 kg (2.5 to 5 pounds) to 20 kg or more. The number of fruits per vine varies from 2 or 3 to 15. The history of watermelons is a long one; there is a Sanskrit word for watermelon, and fruits are depicted by early Egyptian artists, indicating an antiquity in agriculture of more than 4,000 years. Watermelon contains vitamin A and some vitamin C. It is usually eaten raw. The rind is sometimes preserved as a pickle.

 

Watermelon - WM 186 Somros

An attractive appearance Dragon type, crisp and very sweet. Fruit is semi-oblong in shape, 8-10 kg in weight, dark green stripes on green rind, thin but tough enough to ship long distance, red color flesh and special flavor. Maturity is 72-75 days from sowing.

 

 

 

DID YOU KNOW? Watermelon - (Citrullus lanatus, formerly C. vulgaris), succulent fruit of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae), native to tropical Africa, but under cultivation on every continent except Antarctica. Its vines grow prostrate, with branched tendrils, deeply cut leaves, and flowers borne singly in the axil of a leaf. Each light yellow flower produces either pollen or fruit. The sweet, juicy flesh may be reddish, white, or yellow. Flesh colour, shape of the fruit, and thickness of the rind depend on the variety. Weight varies from 1 to 2 kg (2.5 to 5 pounds) to 20 kg or more. The number of fruits per vine varies from 2 or 3 to 15.

The history of watermelons is a long one; there is a Sanskrit word for watermelon, and fruits are depicted by early Egyptian artists, indicating an antiquity in agriculture of more than 4,000 years.

Watermelon contains vitamin A and some vitamin C. It is usually eaten raw. The rind is sometimes preserved as a pickle.
 

Watermelon - WM 185 Chutchai

This hybrid is round fruits, 6-8 kg in weight, with dark green stripes on the green, medium thin rind, flesh is bright red, crisp and sweet with fine texture. Plant is vigorous, provides excellent fruit setting. Good tolerance to Anthracnose. It can be harvested in 70-72 days from sowing.

 

 

DID YOU KNOW? Watermelon - (Citrullus lanatus, formerly C. vulgaris), succulent fruit of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae), native to tropical Africa, but under cultivation on every continent except Antarctica. Its vinesgrow prostrate, with branched tendrils, deeply cut leaves, and flowers borne singly in the axil of a leaf. Each light yellow flower produces either pollen or fruit. The sweet, juicy flesh may be reddish, white, or yellow. Flesh colour, shape of the fruit, and thickness of the rind depend on the variety. Weight varies from 1 to 2 kg (2.5 to 5 pounds) to 20 kg or more. The number of fruits per vine varies from 2 or 3 to 15.

The history of watermelons is a long one; there is a Sanskrit word for watermelon, and fruits are depicted by early Egyptian artists, indicating an antiquity in agriculture of more than 4,000 years.

Watermelon contains vitamin A and some vitamin C. It is usually eaten raw. The rind is sometimes preserved as a pickle.