SV5061WL WATER MELON
🍉 SV5061WL Watermelon – Vigorous Plant with Deep Crimson Sweet Flesh
SV5061WL is a high-quality watermelon variety featuring good plant vigour and dense foliage. It produces oblong fruits with striking green and dark green striped rind, deep crimson granular flesh, and excellent sweetness, maturing in just 65 to 70 days.
🌿 Key Product Features
| Plant Type | Good vigour, dense foliage |
| Outer Rind Colour | Green with dark green stripes |
| Flesh Colour | Deep crimson with granular texture |
| Fruit Weight | 6 – 8 kg |
| Fruit Shape | Oblong |
| Sweetness | Very good |
| Maturity | 65 – 70 days |
📌 Tips for Growing Watermelon
- Soil: Well-drained sandy loams and alluvial soils near riverbeds
- Sowing Time: Follow local regional practices and timings
- Optimum Temperature for Germination: 28°C – 32°C
- Spacing: Row to Row: 150 cm; Plant to Plant: 45 cm
- Seed Rate: 300 – 400 gm per acre
- Climate: Hot weather with ample sunshine improves sweetness
🚜 Field Preparation
- Deep ploughing and harrowing
- Incorporate well-decomposed FYM at 10 – 12 tons per acre
- Open ridges and furrows at recommended spacing
- Apply basal fertilizer dose
- Irrigate one day before sowing
- Sow 2 seeds per hill
🧪 Fertilizer Recommendations
| Stage | Dose (NPK kg/acre) |
|---|---|
| Basal (Before sowing) | 25 : 50 : 50 |
| Top Dressing (30 DAS) | 25 : 0 : 50 |
Note: Apply micronutrients based on soil test results or deficiency symptoms.
📅 Sowing Season
Follow local seasonal guidelines for best results.
| Quantity: 1 |
| Size: 500 |
| Unit: Seeds |