Watermelon
A Delicious Way to Hydrate
There is probably no other crop associated with fun-in-the-sun moments like a watermelon is. When we think of watermelons, we think of summer, vacation, happiness, and easygoing moments with friends and family. That said, watermelons have had quite a purposeful career. Watermelons were historically popular in countries where access to safe drinking water was scarce. With 95 percent water content, eating watermelon is an excellent way to hydrate while enjoying life's priceless moments.
Today, in addition to traditional-sized watermelons, we offer many high-value segments that cater to consumers preferences around the globe. When breeding watermelons, consumer traits such as size, color, convenience, and taste are at the forefront of our attention. Agronomic traits such as high yield, quality, and resistance levels are also imperative characteristics for our breeding process. No one maintains the balance between consumer interest and grower efficiency like the breeding team at BASF's Vegetable Seeds Business.
LARGE and small – for everyone!
BASF's Vegetable Seeds Business, featuring the Nunhems portfolio, is a global leader in breeding innovations for watermelon. In our mini and midi seedless watermelon segments, we’ve launched unique varieties that satisfy consumers with their consistent taste, quality, and size. We work hand-in-hand with our growers to gear our innovations toward the traits that our consumers love.
Our breeding programs are based in the USA, Italy, Spain, and India and we maintain production facilities on all continents. Altogether, Nunhems sells around 200 different watermelon varieties across the globe – from small and seedless to large and traditional. Our varieties Premium, Embasy, Maxx, and the 7000 series are among some of our great success stories.
Variety | Maturity | Shape | Rind Pattern | Size (lbs) | Disease R/T |
Liberty F1 | Early | Oval | Light Green Background with Wide, Indistinct, Medium Green Stripes | 18-20 | - |
Warrior F1 | Early to Mid | Oval | Green Background with Wide, Indistinct, Medium Green Stripes | 16-20 | Fon 0,1 |
7167 F1 | Mid to late | Oval | Light Green Background with Wide, Indistinct, Medium Green Stripes | 16-20 | |
7177HQ F1 | Late | Oval | Green Background with Wide, Indistinct, Medium Green Stripes | 16-20 | |
7187HQ F1 | Late | Oval | Green Background with Wide, Indistinct, Medium Green Stripes | 16-20 | - |
7197HQ F1 | Mid to late | Oval | Green Background with Wide, Indistinct, Medium Green Stripes | 16-20 | - |
ACX6177TSS FR F1 | Mid to Late | Round to Oval | Medium Green Background with Wide, Indistinct, Dark Green Stripes | 16-20 | Fon 1; Co 1 |
Embasy F1 | Mid | Oval | Medium Green Background with Wide, Indistinct, Dark Green Stripes | 13-16 | Fon 1; Co 1 |
Revolution F1 | Early to Mid | Blocky Elongated |
Green Background with Wide, Indistinct, Dark Green Stripes | 22-26 | Fon 0,1 |
Variety | Maturity | Shape | Dark Stripes | Size (lbs) | Intermediate Disease Resistances (IR) |
Bolita F1 | Mid | Round | Green Backgound with Darker Stripes | Majority 6ct with some Jumbo 6’s and 8’s to compliment | Fon 1 |
Ladybelle F1 | Very Early | Round | Thin Darker Stripes | 4.5-7.5 | - |
Bazman F1 | Mid to Late | Round | Light green or white background with green tiger stripes | 15-20 | - |
Variety | Maturity | Shape | Dark Stripes | Size (lbs) | Intermediate Disease Resistances (IR) |
9601HQ F1 | Late | Round to Oval | Dark Green Background | 16-20 | Co 1 |
9651HQ F1 | Late | Round to Oval | Dark Green Background | 18-22 | Co 1 |
Variety | Maturity | Shape | Rind Pattern | Size | Intermediate Disease Resistances (IR) |
ACX 4279 Y F1 | Mid to Late | Round to Oval | Light green background with wide, indistinct, dark green stripes | 15-20 |
Variety | Maturity | Shape | Dark Stripes | Size (lbs) | Intermediate Disease Resistances (IR) |
Style F1 | Early to Mid | Round | Solid Dark Green | 9-15 | Fon 0,1 |
Variety | Maturity | Shape | Rind Pattern | Size (lbs) | Intermediate Disease Resistances (IR) |
800 F1 | Mid | Oval elongated | Dark Green Background with thin Lighter Green Stripes | 24-28 | Fon 1; Co 1 |
#840 F1 | Mid | Blocky Elongated | Dark Green Background with thin Lighter Green Stripes | 26-35 | Fon 1; Co 1 |
860 F1 | Mid to late | Blocky Elongated | Dark Green Background with thin Lighter Green Stripes | 19-24 | Fon 1; Co 1 |
790HQ F1 | Early to Mid | Blocky Elongated | Dark Green Background with thin Lighter Green Stripes | 22-26 | Fon 1; Co 1 |
2800HQ F1 | Early to Mid | Blocky Elongated | Dark Green Background with thin Lighter Green Stripes | 22-26 | Fon 1; Co 1 |
Montreal F1 | Early | Blocky Elongated | Dark Green Background with thin Lighter Green Stripes | 18-22 | Fon 0,1 |
Variety | Maturity | Shape | Dark Stripes | Size (lbs) | Intermediate Disease Resistances (IR) |
720 F1 | Early to Mid | Blocky Elongated | Light green or white background with dark green tiger stripes | 30-35 | Fon 1; Co 1 |
Variety | Maturity | Shape | Dark Stripes | Size (lbs) | Intermediate Disease Resistances (IR) |
Premium F1 | Early | Round to Oval | Light green or white background with dark green tiger stripes | 5.5-9 | Fon 0,1 |
Polimax F1 | Very Early | Round | Grey | 6-9 | - |
Maxx F1 | Early | Oval | Solid Dark Green | 9-11 | - |
Variety | Intermediate Disease Resistances (IR) |
Shintosa Camelforce F1 | Fon 0,1; Vd; Fom; Foc |
Ercole F1 | Fon 0,1; Vd; Fom; Foc |
Macis F1 |
Legend:
F-1 = Fusarium Wilt race 1
* May contain an occasional seed