Vegetable seed breeders continue to raise the bar in producing selections with better color, desired shape, enhanced flavor, and increased disease tolerance.
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Cut Above - Clifton Seed Company
This exclusive new variety has it all — high brix, small seed pips, excellent shipping capabilities, and good shelflife. The 15 to 17 pound, round-to-oval fruit has a standard triploid rind pattern and bright red, crisp flesh. Cut Above has shown wide adaptability and has performed very well in trials in Georgia and Florida. CliftonSeed.com
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Infinite Gold - Clifton Seed Company & Sakata
The newest trend in cantaloupe, this variety has been bred for longshelf life and strong performance without sacrificing great quality and taste. The vigorous plant produces a high yield potential of uniform, round/oval fruit with firm, dark-orange flesh. Infinite Gold has high resistance to Fusarium Wilt races 0-2 and powdery mildew race 2. CliftonSeed.com and Sakata.com
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Allsweet Seeded 800F1 - Nunhems USA
Class: Diploid Size: 24 to 28 pounds Fruit Characteristics: Deep-red flesh Plant Vigor: Strong Relative Maturity: Mid season Production Type: Open field Rind Pattern: Dark-green background with thin, lighter green stripes Intermediate Resistance: Co: 1; Fon: 1 Nunhemsusa.com
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Declaration F1 - Nunhems USA
Class: Triploid Size: 15 to 18 pounds Fruit Characteristics: Red flesh with good firmness Plant Vigor: Strong Relative Maturity: Early to mid Production Type: Open field Rind Pattern: Light-green background with wide, indistinct, medium-green stripes Nunhemsusa.com
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Embasy - Nunhems USA
Class: Triploid Size: 13 to 15 pounds Fruit Characteristics: Uniform fruit with an attractive, slighter darker green rind pattern Plant Vigor: Strong Relative Maturity: Mid season Production Type: Open field Rind Pattern: Dark-green background with wide, indistinct, medium-green stripes
Intermediate Resistance: Co: 1; Fon: 1 Nunhemsusa.com
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Ladybelle - Nunhems USA
Class: Triploid Size: 4.5 to 7.5 pounds Fruit Characteristics: Attractive dark skin and very firm flesh, high Brix, deep-red flesh with good texture Plant Vigor: Strong Relative Maturity: Very early Production Type: Open field Rind Pattern: Dark-green background with darker stripes Intermediate Resistance: Co: 1; Fon: 0, 1 Nunhemsusa.com
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Premium - Nunhems USA
Class: Diploid Size: 5.5 to 7.5 pounds Fruit Characteristics: Very attractive Jubilee rind, oval fruit Plant Vigor: Strong Relative Maturity: Early Production Type: Open field, low tunnel Rind Pattern: Light-green or white background with dark-green tiger stripes Intermediate Resistance: Fon: 0, 1 Nunhemsusa.com
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Revolution - Nunhems USA
Class: Triploid Size: 18 to 24 pounds Fruit Characteristics: Excellent flesh features: deep-red and crisp with high sugar content Plant Vigor: Strong Relative Maturity: Early to mid Production Type: Open field Rind Pattern: Medium-green background with wide, indistinct, dark-green stripes Intermediate Resistance: Fon: 0, 1 Nunhemsusa.com
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SuperSeedless 7177 - Nunhems USA
Class: Triploid Size: 16 to 20 pounds Fruit Characteristics: Bright-red flesh, firm and tasty with great texture Plant Vigor: Very strong Relative Maturity: Late Production Type: Open field Rind Pattern: Light-green background with wide, indistinct, medium-green stripes Intermediate Resistance: Co: 1 Nunhemsusa.com
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SuperSeedless 7187 - Nunhems USA
Class: Triploid Size: 16 to 20 pounds Fruit Characteristics: Flesh is red, tasty and crunchy Plant Vigor: Very strong Relative Maturity: Late Production Type: Open field Rind Pattern: Light-green background with wide, indistinct, dark-green stripes Intermediate Resistance: Co: 1 Nunhemsusa.com
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Warrior F1 - Nunhems USA
Class: Triploid Size: 16 to 18 pounds Fruit Characteristics: Nice oval crimson sweet seedless fruit Plant Vigor: Strong Relative Maturity: Early Production Type: Open field Rind Pattern: Light-green background with wide, indistinct, medium-green stripes Intermediate Resistance: Fon: 0, 1 Nunhemsusa.com
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Belmont - Sakata
Belmont represents our first generation of mini watermelons and weighs in at 6 to 10 pounds. It offers extremely deep red flesh color and excellent demarcation. Belmont features an extremely strong and vigorous vine with excellent yield potential. For best results, use a Sakata early pollenizer when growing this variety. Sakata.com
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Secretariat - Sakata
This beautiful 45-count watermelon belongs to a team of new watermelons that represent our next generation of breeding! Secretariat is an early maturing variety that is very high yielding. It offers a smooth, medium-green exterior with green stripes and has a nice round-oval shape. Interior characteristics include tiny pips and firm, crisp, deep-red flesh. Sakata.com
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Ana - Seedway
Ana is a personal size watermelon with an average weight of 6 to 7 pounds. It has an attractive dark rind that displays well and a dark-red interior that is sweet and firm. The rind thickness is nicely proportional to the fruit size. Ana matures early at 80 days. Seedway.com
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Maxima - Seedway
Maxima is a full-season crimson with an eye-catching dark crimson rind. Maxima yields 36 count fruit with an average weight of 19 to 22 pounds. The fruit is firm with a dark-red interior and long shelflife. Maxima sets freely on a strong vine for excellent yield potential. It matures in 90 days. Seedway.com
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Neptune - Seedway
Neptune is a medium-green crimson for early main season production. Neptune yields 36 to 45 count fruit with an average weight of 16 to 20 pounds. The rind is medium-green in color and fruit is firm with good shelflife. Neptune matures in 83 days. Seedway.com
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Poseidon - Seedway
Poseidon matures early and can be slotted to jump start the season. Poseidon yields 36 to 45 count fruit with an average weight of 16 to 20 pounds. The rind is medium-green in color and fruit is uniformly sized. Poseidon sets well in cool weather. It matures in 77 days. Seedway.com
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Sugar Fresh - Siegers Seed Co.
Sugar Fresh produces uniform, red flesh fruit with small pips in mostly 36 and 45 bin counts. It has a strong, vigorous vine for less than ideal growing conditions. Siegers.com
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Sweet Polly - Siegers Seed Co.
Sweet Polly is a medium-large triploid with exceptional rind, appearance, and flesh qualities. Its flesh is dark red, firm, and the plants produce a strong vine. It has small pips. It has resistance to Fusarium Wilt and Anthracnose Race 1. Sweet Polly produces mostly 45 count. Siegers.com
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Paul Rusnak is the Senior Online Editor of American Vegetable Grower, American Fruit Grower, and Greenhouse Grower magazines, all Meister Media Worldwide brands. He is based in Northeast Florida. See all author stories here.
October 26, 2015 
