Vol. 12, Issue 9 (2023)

The field experiment was carried out at the experimental block of Department of Vegetable Science, College of Horticulture, Anantharajupeta, Annamayya district, Andhra Pradesh during Spring Summer season of 2023 to assess performance of seventeen different flesh colored watermelon genotypes for variation in yield attributes. The results of the experiment revealed significant variations among the 17 different watermelon genotypes with respect to their yield characteristics. Specifically, the genotype GK-2 demonstrated superior performance in terms of sex ratio and the number of fruits produced per plant. In terms of fresh weight, Arka Akash exhibited the highest, followed closely by Crimson Sweet. Furthermore, the maximum yield per plant was recorded in Sugar Baby, followed by Arka Shyama and Arka Akash. Lastly, the genotype AHW-65 displayed a commendable performance in terms of days to fruit harvest.