Mean Rind Thickness for Watermelon Cultivars

by Gabriele Gusmini and Todd C. Wehner
Department of Horticultural Science
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-7609

Cultivar	Age	Seed source	Type	Flesh color	Rind color	Rind thickness (mm)
Fantastik	F1	Abbott and Cobb	Seedless	Red	Medium striped	24
Sweetheart	F1	Zeraim Gedera	Seedless	Red	Medium Solid	24
Triple Crown	F1	Seedway	Seedless	Red	Medium striped	24
Jubilee	F1	Willhite Seed, Inc.	Seeded	Red	Narrow striped	23
Slice-N-Serve	F1	Southwestern Vegetable Seed Co., L.L.C.	Seedless	Red	Medium striped	23
Summer Sweet 5032	F1	Abbott & Cobb	Seedless	Red	Wide striped	23
Trillion	F1	Abbott & Cobb	Seedless	Red	Medium striped	23
Triple Prize	F1	Seedway	Seedless	Red	Medium striped	23
Tri-X-Carousel	F1	Syngenta Seeds, Inc.	Seedless	Red	Wide striped	23
Arriba	F1	Hollar Seeds	Seeded	Red	Medium striped	22
Charleston GR	OP	Willhite Seed, Inc.	Seeded	Red	Gray	22
Desert King	OP	Willhite Seed, Inc.	Seeded	Salmon Yellow	Light solid	22
Elation	F1	D. Palmer Seed Co., Inc.	Seeded	Red	Medium striped	22
Mara	F1	United Genetics	Seeded	Red	Wide striped	22
Montreal	F1	Sunseeds	Seeded	Red	Wide striped	22
Royal Jubilee	F1	Seminis, Inc	Seeded	Red	Narrow striped	22
Starbrite	F1	Seminis, Inc.	Seeded	Red	Narrow striped	22
Summer Flavor 800	F1	Abbott & Cobb	Seeded	Red	Wide striped	22
Athens	F1	Sunseeds	Seeded	Red	Wide striped	21
Cooperstown	F1	Seminis, Inc.	Seedless	Red	Medium striped	21
Disko	F1	Hazera Seeds, Inc.	Seedless	Red	Medium striped	21
Dumara	F1	Seminis, Inc.	Seeded	Red	Wide striped	21
Enchantment	F1	D. Palmer Seed Co., Inc.	Seedless	Red	Wide striped	21
Premiere	F1	Southwestern Vegetable Seed Co., L.L.C	Seedless	Red	Wide striped	21
Revolution	F1	Sunseeds	Seedless	Red	Wide striped	21
Stargazer	F1	Seminis, Inc	Seeded	Red	Wide striped	21
Sterling	F1	Hollar Seeds	Seeded	Red	–	21
Summer Sweet 2532	F1	Abbot & Cobb	Seedless	Red	Wide striped	21
Summer Sweet 5244	F1	Abbott & Cobb	Seedless	Red	Wide striped	21
Sweet Eat-N	F1	D. Palmer Seed Co., Inc.	Seedless	Red	Medium striped	21
Tri-X-Palomar	F1	Sygenta Seeds, Inc.	Seedless	Red	Narrow striped	21
Triple Sweet	F1	Syngenta Seeds, Inc.	Seedless	Red	Medium striped	21
Afternoon Delight	F1	D. Palmer Seed Co., Inc.	Seedless	Red	Medium striped	20
Amarillo	F1	Syngenta Seeds, Inc.	Seedless	Canary Yellow	Narrow striped	20
Butterball	F1	D. Palmer Seed Co., Inc.	Seedless	Canary Yellow	Narrow striped	20
Buttercup	F1	Sutter Seeds, L.L.C.	Seedless	Canary Yellow	Narrow striped	20
Celebration	F1	Syngenta Seeds, Inc.	Seeded	Red	Wide striped	20
Constitution	F1	Sunseeds	Seedless	Red	Medium striped	20
Corporal	F1	Seminis, Inc.	Seeded	Red	Wide striped	20
Delta	F1	Seminis, Inc.	Seeded	Red	Medium striped	20
Falcon	F1	Seminis, Inc.	Seeded	Red	Wide striped	20
Gem-Dandy	F1	Willhite Seed, Inc.	Seedless	Red	Medium striped	20
Pinata (Large Seeds)	F1	Willhite Seed, Inc.	Seedless	Red	Wide striped	20
Stars-N-Stripes	F1	Seminis, Inc.	Seeded	Red	Medium striped	20
Summer Flavor 900	F1	Abbott & Cobb	Seeded	Red	Wide striped	20
Sunsation	F1	D. Palmer Seed Co., Inc.	Seedless	Red	Medium striped	20
Sweet Slice	F1	Willhite Seed, Inc.	Seedless	Red	Medium striped	20
Tastigold	F1	Willhite Seed, Inc.	Seeded	Canary Yellow	Light striped	20
Wrigley	F1	Seminis, Inc.	Seedless	Red	Medium striped	20
Yellow Rose	F1	Syngenta Seeds, Inc.	Seeded	Canary Yellow	Medium striped	20
Ace of Hearts	F1	Seminis, Inc.	Seedless	Red	Wide striped	19
Crimson Sweet	OP	Willhite Seed, Inc.	Seeded	Red	Medium striped	19
Festival	F1	Willhite Seed, Inc.	Seeded	Red	Wide striped	19
Freedom	F1	Sunseeds	Seedless	Red	Narrow striped	19
Gold Strike	F1	Willhite Seed, Inc.	Seeded	Salmon Yellow	Medium striped	19
Gypsy	F1	Seminis, Inc.	Seedless	Red	Medium striped	19
Millionaire	F1	Harris Moran	Seedless	Red	Medium striped	19
Omega	F1	Seminis, Inc.	Seedless	Red	Wide striped	19
Orange Sunshine	F1	U.S. Seed	Seedless	Orange	Medium striped	19
Orange Sweet	F1	U.S. Seed.	Seedless	Orange	Narrow striped	19
Orangeglo	OP	Willhite Seed, Inc.	Seeded	Orange	Medium striped	19
Sapphire	F1	Hollar Seeds	Seedless	Red	–	19
Seedless Sangria	F1	Syngenta Seeds, Inc.	Seedless	Red	Wide striped	19
Sentinel	F1	Seminis, Inc.	Seeded	Red	Wide striped	19
Sugar Slice	F1	Willhite Seed, Inc.	Seedlesss	Red	Medium striped	19
Supersweet 700	F1	Abbott & Cobb	Seeded	Red	Narrow striped	19
Summer Sweet 5244	F1	Abbott & Cobb	Seedless	Red	Medium striped	19
Tri-X-313	F1	Syngenta Seeds, Inc.	Seedless	Red	Wide striped	19
Boston	F1	Sunseeds	Seedless	Red	Narrow striped	18
Crimson Trio	F1	Syngenta Seeds, Inc.	Seedless	Red	Narrow striped	18
Deuce of Hearts	F1	Seminis, Inc.	Seedless	Red	Narrow striped	18
Dulce	F1	D. Palmer Seed Co., Inc.	Seedless	Red	Wide striped	18
Genesis	F1	Shamrock Seed Co.	Seedless	Red	–	18
Jamboree	F1	Syngenta Seeds, Inc.	Seeded	Red	Wide striped	18
Lady	F1	D. Palmer Seed Co., Inc.	Seeded	Red	Narrow striped	18
Summer Flavor 910	F1	Abbott & Cobb	Seeded	Red	Wide striped	18
Super Gold	F1	Willhite Seed, Inc	Seeded	Canary Yellow	Wide striped	18
Vista	F1	Hollar Seeds	Seeded	Red	Narrow striped	18
Big Stripe	F1	Willhite Seed, Inc.	Seeded	Red	Medium striped	17
Black Diamond	OP	Willhite Seed, Inc.	Seeded	Red	Dark solid	17
Compadre	F1	D. Palmer Seed Co., Inc.	Seeded	Red	Wide striped	17
Fiesta	F1	Syngenta Seeds, Inc.	Seeded	Red	Wide striped	17
Imagination	F1	Syngenta Seeds, Inc.	Seedless	Red	Dark solid	17
Mardi Gras	F1	Syngenta Seeds, Inc.	Seeded	Red	Wide striped	17
Regency	F1	Seminis, Inc.	Seeded	Red	Medium striped	17
Seville	F1	Hollar Seeds	Seeded	Red	Medium striped	17
Summer Gold	F1	Willhite Seed, Inc	Seeded	Salmon Yellow	Medium striped	17
Tendersweet Orange	OP	Willhite Seeds, Inc	Seeded	Orange	Medium striped	17
Yellow Crimson	OP	Willhite Seeds, Inc	Seeded	Canary Yellow	Medium striped	17
AU-Golden Producer	OP	Willhite Seeds, Inc	Seeded	Salmon Yellow	Medium striped	16
Fenway	F1	Seminis Inc	Seedless	Red	Medium striped	16
Honey Heart	F1	Seminis Inc	Seedless	Canary Yellow	–	16
Patriot	F1	Willhite Seeds, Inc.	Seeded	Red	Medium striped	16
Gold	F1	Shamrock Seed Company	Seedless	Canary Yellow	–	16
Sugarheart	F1	Zeraim Gedera	Seedless	Red	Medium striped	16
Triton	F1	Seminis Inc	Seedless	Canary Yellow	Narrow striped	16
Tri-X-Shadow	F1	Syngenta Seeds, Inc	Seedless	Red	Medium striped	16
Vertigo	F1	Hazerea Seeds, Inc	Seedless	Red	Wide striped	16
Desert Storm	F1	Willhite Seed, Inc.	Seeded	Red	Wide striped	15
Millenium	F1	Harris Moran	Seedless	Red	Narrow striped	15
Rojo Grande	F1	Willhite Seed, Inc.	Seeded	Red	Wide striped	15
Sugar Baby	OP	Willhite Seed, Inc.	Seeded	Red	Dark solid	15
Sultan	F1	Harris Moran	Seeded	Red	Wide striped	15
Plantation Pride	F1	D. Palm.	Seeded	Red	Wide striped	14
Baron	F1	Syngenta Seeds, Inc.	Seeded	Red	Medium solid	13
Ole’	F1	Willhite Seed, Inc	Seeded	Red	Wide striped	13
Royal Flush	F1	Seminis, Inc	Seeded	Red	Wide striped	13
Yellow Doll	F1	Seminis, Inc	Seeded	Canary Yellow	Narrow striped	11
Sunshine	F1	Johnny’s Select Seeds, L.L.C.	Seedless	Red	Medium striped	10
Emperor	F1	Seminis, Inc.	Seeded	Red	Medium striped	8
Scarlet Trio	F1	Syngenta Seeds, Inc.	Seedless	Red	Narrow striped	8
Carnival	F1	Syngenta Seeds, Inc.	Seeded	Red	Medium striped	7