Improving stand establishment of triploid watermelons.

摘要

Triploid watermelon [Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum & Nakai] is quickly becoming a crop of importance. Triploid watermelon acreage has increased from less than 5% of total watermelon acreage in the early 1980's to 15–20% today. Consumer demand for ‘high-end’ produce, and a willingness to pay for it, has driven the increase in production. The main barrier to increased production is high establishment cost of this crop. High seed cost (