Preakness is a new mini triploid watermelon with an attractive, darker Crimson Sweet rind pattern. This variety has excellent uniform fruit set of 6 and 8 count fruit. The fruit are uniform round oval fruit. Preakness also features numerous consumer benefits including dark red flesh, small pip size and excellent flavor.
| Fruit Shape | Round Oval |
|---|---|
| Fruit/Bin | 6's, 8's |
| Type | Crimson Sweet, Mini |
| Exterior Color | Wide dark green stripes on medium green background |
| Interior Color | Dark Red |
| Exterior Characteristics | Smooth |
| Relative Maturity | Early-mid |
| 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 |
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.
