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Vegetables United States
Watermelon

JOY RIDE

Growers looking for a highly adaptable variety will appreciate Joy Ride for its high yield potential, even in tough growing conditions. This vigorous 36-count watermelon also has demonstrated low instances of hollow heart, in an overwhelming amount of trials, over 5 years.

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Features

  • Produces a large percentage of 36-count watermelons
  • Thick rind and firm fruit with uniform setting
  • Good canopy coverage
  • Shown a high average Degrees Brix of 11.5 in trials

Advantages

  • Highly adaptable and suitable hybrid for growing across a variety of regions of the United States
  • Robust and vigorous plant that performs well under tough growing conditions
  • Offers growers flexibility in selecting management due to strong plant
  • Consistent 36-count melon that is suitable for production in across the southeastern United States and consistently produces 36-count watermelon

Disease Resistance

Disease Guide

Disease Resistance (IR)

Fon:1

Characteristics

AVERAGE WEIGHT
19.1 lbs
BRIX POTENTIAL
11.5
SEGMENT
Triploid
SHAPE
Oblong
SKIN DESCRIPTION
Mottle Stripe

HR = High Resistance. IR = Intermediate Resistance. To find out more about disease resistance and the applicable levels of disease resistance, click here. To see the Disease Resistance Abbreviation Guide please visit https://www.vegetables.bayer.com/ca/en-ca/resources/disease-code-abbreviations.html

Performance may vary from location to location and from year to year, as local growing, soil and weather conditions may vary. Growers should evaluate data from multiple locations and years whenever possible and should consider the impacts of these conditions on the grower’s fields. Any recommendations provided on this material are based upon field observations and feedback received from a limited number of trials and geographies. These recommendations should be considered as one reference point and should not be substituted for the professional opinion of agronomists, entomologists or other relevant experts evaluating specific conditions. Seminis® is a registered trademark of Bayer Group. All other trademarks displayed on this material are either registered or unregistered trademarks of Bayer Group, one of its related affiliates or others and used by permission. © 2004 – 2025 Bayer Group. All rights reserved.

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