AUGASTA HYBRID WATERMELON SEEDS
🍉 High Yielding Sugar Baby Type Watermelon – Sweet, Transportable & Profitable
This Sugar Baby type watermelon hybrid delivers uniform, sweet, and crispy fruits with excellent transportability and adaptability. Ideal for growers targeting high yield and premium fruit quality in multiple seasons across India.
🌟 Key Features
- Sweetness (Brix): 11% to 12%
- Fruit Color: Blackish green rind with deep red crispy flesh
- Fruit Shape: Round
- Fruit Size: 7 – 10 kg
- Uniformity: Excellent size and shape uniformity
- Maturity: 85 – 90 days
- Yield Potential: 18 MT/acre (depending on season and practices)
- Plant Type: Sugar Baby type
- Transportability: Very good for long-distance shipping
- Adaptability: Performs well in varied climatic regions
📍 Recommended Growing Regions
| Season | Recommended States |
|---|---|
| Kharif | MH, CT |
| Rabi | AP, AS, BR, CT, GJ, JH, KA, MP, MH, OR, RJ, UP, WB, AS, TR, Manipur |
| Summer | CT, GJ, JH, KA, MP, MH, OR, RJ |
🌱 Sowing & Planting Guidelines
- Seed Rate: 300 – 350 gm per acre
- Sowing Method: Direct sowing in main field
- Spacing:
- Single Row: 120 × 30 cm (Row × Plant)
- Double Row: 240 × 30 cm
🧪 Fertilizer Recommendation
Total Requirement: 80:100:120 NPK kg/acre
| Stage | Fertilizer Application |
|---|---|
| Basal Dose | Apply DAP with FYM during land preparation |
| Top Dressing |
At 15, 35, and 55 days after sowing (Apply 25% Nitrogen at 30 DAS and another 25% at 50 DAS) |
Note: Proper irrigation and disease control are essential for maximizing yield and fruit quality.
| Quantity: 1 |
| Size: 800 |
| Unit: Seeds |