10 Best Watermelon Seed Types in Indonesia

Watermelon is a very popular fruit among Indonesians because it tastes sweet, and crunchy, contains a lot of water and the price is quite affordable. Watermelon is known to contain quite a lot of lycopene, which is effective in killing cancer cells.

 

Plus watermelon fruit contains carotenoid pigments, which is a type of flavonoid that gives red or yellow flesh. Flavonoids act as anti-allergy whose function is antioxidants that reduce the release of histamine and other allergic substances.

Quality watermelon seeds are usually from quality parent watermelon seeds, namely seeds produced from crosses between two or more seniors with better quality, especially in terms of product. Hybrid seeds can only be sown only once when they experience character decay the next time they are sown. Hybrid seeds circulate internally Currently, seeds are mainly imported from Indonesia so farmers’ dependence is very high.

 

The following types of superior products from Bintang Asia :

1 INDEN F1

Watermelon with seeds, oval fruit shape, dark yellow skin color, orange flesh color, fruit weight 2.5 – 4 kg, sweet fruit taste 14.0 brix, harvest age 56 – 60 hst. Yield potential of 25 – 30 tons/ha, tolerant of Fw, GSB, and DM viruses, suitable in lowlands to medium plains.

 

2 MADURI F1

Watermelon with seeds, dark green skin, yellow flesh, oval, size ± 30 x 15 cm, fruit weight 2-4 kg, sweet up to 12.0 brix. Harvest 56-60 hst. Yield 8kg/tan. Suitable in lowland – medium.

 

3 BIG MADURI F1

Seed watermelon, oval, dark skin, dark yellow flesh, sweet, resistant to cracking, shelf life 21 days. Easy large fruit, weighing ± 7 kg/fruit. Harvest 58-62 hst. Resistant to slimy stem rot (GSB) and fusarium wilt. Suitable in lowland – medium.

 

4 MARDY F1

Watermelon with seeds, dark green skin, dark red flesh, oval, size ± 35 x 15 cm, fruit weight 5-7 kg, sweet. Tolerant of crackle and fusarium wilt. Harvest 58-60 hst. Yield 8kg/tan. Suitable in lowland – medium.

 

5 BONITA F1

Watermelon with seeds, oval, dark green skin, dark red flesh, size ± 35 x 15 cm, fruit weight 5-7 kg, sweet. Tolerant of crackle and fusarium wilt. Harvest 58-60 hst. Yield 8kg/tan. Suitable in lowland – medium.

 

6 MADRID F1

Seedless watermelon, round, dark green skin, red flesh, almost invisible striations. Fruit weight 8-10 kg, sweet. Harvest 58-62 hst. Yield 35-45 tonnes/ha. Tolerant FW, GSB, DM. Suitable low-medium plains

 

7 SERI F1

Seedless watermelon, red, oval shape, large fruit, dark green skin, red flesh. Fruit weight 8-10 kg, sweet. Harvest 58-62 hst. Yield 35-45 tonnes/ha. Tolerant FW, GSB, DM. Suitable low-medium plains.

 

8 DIVA F1

Watermelon with seeds, oval/oblong, dark green look green skin, red flesh, sweet taste (brix 12.8), harvest age 55-60 HST, weight 8-13 kg/fruit, potential yield 40-50 tonnes/ha, tolerant of leaf crackle, fusarium, suitable in lowland-medium.

 

9 MADE F1

Seed watermelon, round, dark green striated green skin, red flesh. Fruit weight 9-12 kg, sweetness 14.0 brix. Harvest ± 60 hst. Yield 25-30 tonnes/ha. Tolerant Fw, GSB, DM. Suitable in lowland – medium.

 

10 PRAYA F1

Watermelon with seeds, round/oval, dark green skin, red flesh, sweet, 8-10 kg per fruit, not easily broken, harvest 57-59 hst. Crackle disease tolerant. Suitable low – medium plains.