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G , A    G 2 ?  $ 0 , B   @ ( M ( $  ? 8 M . G  </font></h3> <p align="center"> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-5776950334313803"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; google_ad_format = "468x60_as"; google_ad_channel =""; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </p><table border="1" width="500" align="center"> <tr><td colspan="4"><font color="red">Watermelon</font></td><td></td><td></td></tr> <tr><td width="100"><font color="red">Varieties</font></td><td align="center"><font color="red">Developed By</font></td><td align="center"><font color="red">Average yield</font></td><td><font color="red">Characters</font></td></tr> <tr><td width="100">Durgapura Meetha</td><td >Durgapura</td><td>450 q/ha</td><td>Fruit round with grey coloured skin, thick rind, red colored flesh, TSS 9-10%. Av.Wt.6-8 Kg. First picking 110-120 days after sowing. White medium size seeds with black tip & margin</td></tr><tr><td width="100">Arka Jyaoti</td><td >IIHR Banglore</td><td>60-80 t/ha</td><td>Hybrid variety. Fruits round to oval, dark green with blue angular stripes, Av.Wt.5-6 kg., TSS 12-13%, Good keeping and transport quality. first picking in 90 days of sowing.</td></tr><tr><td width="100">Sugar Baby</td><td >IARI New Delhi</td><td>-</td><td>Fruits small to medium in size, round, skin dark green with faint perceptible stripes, Av.Wt. 3-5 kg. Flesh deep red, fine texture and very sweet with TSS 10-12%. Seeds small, brown with black tip</td></tr> <tr><td width="100">Arka Manik</td><td >IIHR Banglore</td><td>412 q/ha</td><td>Fruits round to oval with green rind and dark green stripes. Av.Wt. 6 kg. flesh deep crimson with granular texture, pleasant aroma TSS 12-15%. Few small seeds arranged in order. Resistant to powdery mildew, downy mildew and anthracnose disease. First picking in 100-110 days.</td></tr> <tr><td width="100">Lekha (F1 Hybrid)</td><td >JK Seeds</td><td>-</td><td>Fruits oval with green stripes. Fruit Wt. 6-12 kg. flesh deep red with granular texture,sweet.Tolerent to high temp.Good keeping quality of 15 to 20 days and suitable for portation. First picking in 95-100 days.</td></tr> <tr><td width="100">Vimal (F1 Hybrid)</td><td >JK Seeds</td><td>-</td><td>Fruits round with black to black green color. Fruit Wt. 5-7 kg. flesh deep red with granular texture, very sweet.Good keeping quality of 15 to 20 days and suitable for portation. First picking in 95-100 days.</td></tr> <tr><td width="100">Super Chamian</td><td >Sungrow Seeds</td><td>-</td><td>Fruits oval with green rind and dark green stripes. Av.Wt. 10-11 kg. Flesh deep red TSS 12-13%. Matures in 75-80 days after transplant.Suitable for long distance portation</td></tr> <tr><td width="100">No 555</td><td >Sungrow Seeds</td><td>-</td><td>Fruits oval with green rind and green stripes. Av.Wt. 6-8 kg. Flesh deep red TSS 12-13%. Matures in 75-80 days after transplant.Suitable for long distance portation</td></tr> <tr><td width="100">Sitara</td><td >Sungrow Seeds</td><td>-</td><td>Fruits round with dark green rind. Av.Wt. 5-6 kg. Flesh red TSS 10-11%. 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