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Watermelon Variety Trials - Sortable Database

Below are listed the types of watermelon tested in recent years by the Vegetable Program at the University of Saskatchewan.

Each column in the database tables can be sorted by clicking on the heading (ie. one click will sort the column in ascending order, two clicks will sort in descending order).

Red Flesh Watermelon

Explanation of rating system
Seed Sources
Recommended watermelon varieties

Download PDF of trials: 2006 - 1999

 

Yellow and Orange Flesh Watermelon

Explanation of rating system
Seed Sources
Recommended watermelon varieties

Download PDF of trials: 2006 - 1999

 

 

Explanation of rating system

  • *** Previously recommended variety
  • n/a = 50%+ of fruit did not mature
  • --- Data not available
  • Spacing:
  • In row - 0.3 m
  • Between row - 2.5 m
  • Overall rating:
  • 1 - poor
  • 5 - excellent
  • Taste:
  • 1 - poor
  • 5 - excellent
  • Sweetness:
  • 0 - No sweetness
  • 5 - Very Sweet
  • Flesh/Rind Colour:
  • D - dark
  • G - green
  • L - light
  • M - medium
  • O - orange
  • R - red
  • S - stripe
  • V - very
  • Y - yellow
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