Shuangkang No.8 is a new generation of watermelon hybrids cultivated by the Shanxi Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center. It was approved by the Shanxi Crop Variety Approval Committee in January 2002. The whole growth period of this species is about 102 days. It is a mid-maturing variety, and it takes 30--82 days from flowering to fruit maturation. It is about 3 days earlier than the current production of the main pusher Xiongnong No.8; the plants grow robustly, and the main resistance to watermelon wilt disease, Anti-Anthracnose: easy to set fruit, and fruiting neat, long melon, light green skin, covered with dark green serrated strips, beautiful appearance, beautiful red, center refractive sugar content of up to 11%, commercial Good, extremely resistant to storage and transportation. The medium and low water and fertilizer cultivation of this variety has an average weight of 5.5-6.5 kg. The cultivation of high water and fertilizer can reach a weight of more than 10 kg, and the average yield per mu is 4500--5500 kg. The variety has high field resistance and is the best variety for heavy cultivation. It is suitable for film covering or small arch cultivation. Application of high-quality farmyard manure and total nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilizers as base fertilizer before sowing are beneficial to improve the quality of watermelon. Can be double or triple vine pruning, 800-1000 per acre density. Because the variety is very easy to set fruit, should choose to stay in the second vine, three female flowers, or side vines first and second female flowers sitting in the melon, no longer knocked out side vines after fruit set. This variety is suitable for cultivation in various provinces and surrounding provinces.
