Preakness (Hybrid)

Watermelon

Preakness is a new true “mini” triploid watermelon perfect for entertaining, family desserts, or those with tight refrigerator space! Uniform, blocky fruits have a very dark Crimson Sweet rind pattern and firm, sweet, dark red flesh that
is extra sweet and tasty. The small pip size lends to nice presentation and little waste. Vigorous vines show excellent set of uniform round oval fruits at only 4-6 lbs. each. Days to Maturity from direct seed: 75-79.

High set of mini fruits on each vine
Darker crimson rind pattern
Dark red flesh with small pip size

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Characteristics General Info Dimensions

Characteristics

Fruit Shape	Round Oval
Fruit/Bin	6's, 8's
Type	Crimson Sweet, Mini
Exterior Color	Wide dark green stripes on medium green background
HG Market Segment	Mail Order, Farm Market, Bedding Plant Growers
Interior Color	Dark Red
Exterior Characteristics	Smooth
Relative Maturity	Mid-early

Commerical

Days to Maturity from Direct Seed	75-79

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Disease Key

CODE	DISEASE	PATHOGEN
Co	Anthracnose	Colletotrichum orbiculare
Fon	Fusarium wilt	Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. niveum
Db	Gummy stem blight	Didymella bryoniae
ZYMV	Zucchini yellow mosaic	Zucchini yellow mosaic potyvirus

Resistance Terminology

HR = High resistance: plant varieties that highly restrict the growth and development of the specified pest or pathogen under normal pest or pathogen pressure when compared to susceptible varieties. These plant varieties may, however, exhibit some symptoms or damage under heavy pathogen or pest pressure.

IR = Intermediate resistance: plant varieties that restrict the growth and development of the specified pest or pathogen, but may exhibit a greater range of symptoms or damage compared to “highly resistant” varieties. Intermediately resistant plant varieties will still show less severe symptoms or damage than susceptible plant varieties when grown under similar environmental conditions and/or pathogen or pest pressure.

T = Tolerance: The ability of a plant variety to endure abiotic stress without serious consequences for growth, appearance and yield.

Claims and other disclosed information are based on our observations and/or information from other sources. Crop performance depends on the interaction between the genetic potential of the seed, its physiological characteristics, the environment, including management, and other uncontrollable factors that may alter expected performance. Triploid hybrid watermelon varieties will on occasion produce empty white seed coats or hard, dark undeveloped seeds and, therefore, are not warranted to be completely “seedless”. Statements concerning the reaction of varieties to a specific pathogen, pest or stress are based on evaluation under defined conditions. These reactions can be affected by changes in environmental and biological factors, especially new pathogen races, pest biotypes or vectors of disease agents. Therefore, we give no warranty, express or implied, for crop performance relative to the information given; nor do we accept any liability for any loss, direct, indirect, or consequential, that may arise from any cause. Read all seed package labeling carefully to understand the terms and conditions of sale.