Table 1. Mini watermelon entries, fruit descriptions, and seed sources. Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Bradenton. Spring 2004.
| Entry |
Discription |
Source |
| Betsy | Round. (7.1 x 6.8 inches). Medium, distinct, dark-green stripe on light-green background | Nunhems |
| Bobbie | Round/oval. (7.5 x 7.1 inches). Distinct, medium, dark-green stripes on medium-green background. | Nunhems |
| Extazy | Round/oval. (7.6 x 7.5 inches). Indistinct, hazy, wide, dark-green stripe on light-green background. | Hazera |
| HA 5109 | Round. (7.0 x 7.0 inches). Dark-green with fine darker-green lines. Similar to Sugar Baby. | Hazera |
| HA 5135 | Oval. (7.7 x 7.9 inches). Distinct, wide, dark-green stripes on light-green background. | Hazera |
| Mohican | Round. (7.6 x 7.4 inches). Hazy, dark-green indistinct stripes on medium-green background. | Southwestern |
| Petite Perfection | Oval/round. (7.0 x 7.1 inches). Distinct, narrow, medium-green stripe on light-green background. | Syngenta |
| Petite Treat | Oval. (7.2 x 7.7 inches). Distinct, medium, dark-green stripes on medium-green background. | Zeraim Gedera |
| Precious Petite | Round/oval. (6.2 x 6.4 inches). Dark-green, medium stripes on medium-green background. | Syngenta |
| RWT 8149 | Round/oval (6.9 x 6.9 inches) Fine, very dark-green lines on a dark-green background. Similar to Sugar Baby. | Syngenta |
| RWT 8154 | Round. (6.4 x 6.4 inches). Light-green background with thin medium-green lines. Similar to Minilee. Thin, brittle, rind. | Syngenta |
| RWT 8155 | Oval/round. (6.3 x 6.7 inches). Distinct, narrow, dark-green stripes on light/medium-green background. | Syngenta |
| RWT 8162 | Round/oval. ( 6.6 x 6.6 inches). Light-green vein tract lines on cream background. | Nunhems |
| Valdoria |
Round. (7.6 x 7.2 inches). Dark-green rind. Similar to Sugar Baby. |
Nunhems |
| Vanessa |
Round. (8.0 x 7.7 inches). Dark-green rind. Similar to Sugar Baby. |
Nunhems |
| Watermelon 5133 | Oval. (6.5 x 7.3 inches). Distinct, dark-green stripes on light to medium-green background. | Hazera |
| Watermelon 6007 | Round. (7.1 x 6.9 inches). Mottled, dark-green rind. Similar to Sugar Baby. | Hazera |
| YS01-331B |
Round. (7.2 x 7.2 inches). Hazy stripes on blue-green background. |
Hazera |
| YS01-333B | Round. (7.3 x 7.1 inches). Hazy, dark-green with lighter-green areas. | Hazera |
| YS03F01-0951/BLK | Round/oval. (7.6 x 7.2 inches). Distinct, dark-green irregular stripe on medium-green background. Jubilee type stripe. | Hazera |
| 3F-1824 | Oval/round. (6.5 x 6.9 inches). Fine, medium-green lines on light-green background. Similar to Minilee. Thin, brittle rind. | Sakata |
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