00970naa a2200181 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000150006024500490007526000090012452004820013365000160061565000220063165300250065365300130067865300140069177300830070511304212019-07-09       1951    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d1 aKIHARA, H.  aTriploid watermelons.h[electronic resource]  c1951  aThough there are still many difficulties to overcome, the breeding of the triploid watermelon seems to be very promising. At present improvements should be attempted along the following lines: a) elimination of empty seeds, especially in the earliest fruits, b) improving upon the irregular fruit shape, c) maintenance of 4x strains, d) search for combinations most efficient in promoting heterosis and, if possible, comine it with the least possible production of empty seeds.  awatermelons  aCitrullus Lanatus  aMelancia sem semente  aTriploid  aTriploide  tProceedings of the Society for Horticultural Sciencegv. 58, p. 217-230, 1951.