Introduction to New Open-Field Watermelon Varieties: Tainung No. 7, Little Phoenix, New Little Phoenix, and Golden Orchid - Which Is Better?
There are many varieties of watermelon, and each variety has its own unique characteristics. Do you know about the watermelon varieties Tainung No. 7, Little Phoenix, New Little Phoenix, and Golden Orchid below? If you don't, let's take a look together!
Tainung No. 7 variety name: Little Sweetie
Origin: Breeding began in 1995 by the Agricultural Research Institute, and it was named in 2004.
Fruit characteristics: oval-shaped, rind dark green to black with netting, flesh deep red, good storage quality, seeds oval, blackish brown, about 33.2 grams per 1,000 seeds, about 187 seeds, average sugar content about 12 Brix, average fruit weight about 2.8 kg.
Ordinary yellow-fleshed or yellow-orange-fleshed small watermelon
Little Phoenix variety name: Sweet Baby
Origin: Bred in 1966 by Known-You Seed Co., originally named Little Phoenix.
⟦NL>Fruit characteristics: highly spherical, rind green, smooth, about 0.4-0.5 cm thick, flesh pale yellow, storage fair, seeds short oval, blackish brown, about 45.5 grams per 1,000 seeds, 248 seeds, average sugar content 12.5 Brix, average fruit weight 1 kg, maximum about 1.5 kg.
New Little Phoenix variety name: New Sweet Baby
Origin: Bred in 1970 by Known-You Seed Co., originally named New Little Phoenix.
Fruit characteristics: spherical, rind green, smooth, about 0.6 cm thick, flesh yellow, seeds short oval, yellowish brown, dark brown, about 25.4 grams per 1,000 seeds, about 625 seeds, average sugar content about 12 Brix, average fruit weight about 2 kg, maximum about 2.5 kg.
Golden Orchid variety name: Yellow Baby
Origin: Bred in 1973 by Known-You Seed Co., originally named Golden Orchid.
Fruit characteristics: spherical, rind green, smooth, about 0.8 cm thick, flesh yellow, medium-tender texture, fine and few fibers, storage fair, seeds oval, yellowish brown, blackish brown, about 28.4 grams per 1,000 seeds, average sugar content about 12 Brix, average fruit weight about 3.5 kg, maximum about 5 kg.
Among these watermelon varieties, which one do you prefer?
