The yellow king melon has a medium grass vigor and is relatively gentle, and the leaves are middle leaves with shallow notches. It grows well even in low temperatures and in low sunlight, and it seems that female flowers have stable settling and fruit set. The enlargement varies depending on the cultivation conditions, but it seems to be 800 to 1,200 g. The fruit shape is positive to slightly high spherical and well-aligned, and there is little disturbance in the fruit shape such as ridged fruits. The pericarp is dark yellow, and it seems that there are few crack nets and green streaks. The flesh is pale green and thick, has a unique texture, and has a refreshing texture and is comfortable. The sugar content is stable at 14 to 15 degrees, and the shelf life is extremely excellent. The number of maturity days varies depending on various conditions (weather, temperature, grass vigor), but it is about 43 to 48 days.
Yellow skin and white meat melon with a vivid appearance and extremely excellent hypertrophy. There is no need to worry about when to eat, and it is also a big feature that it is always ready to eat and has a long edible period. This excellent variety is cultivated in few production areas nationwide, and its major feature is that it does not require ripening and can be eaten from the day it is harvested. Unlike many other melon varieties, it seems to have the characteristic that it is difficult to ripen after harvesting after ripening in the field. Therefore, there is no time to wait until it is ready to eat. About 65% of JA’s yellow king melons are cultivated in open fields and about 35% are cultivated in greenhouses. In Greenhouse cultivation, the period from fruit set to ripening (shipping) is shorter than that of net-based melons, so it seems that the melons cultivated in the jurisdiction are the first to be harvested. As for the cultivation system, sowing and raising seedlings will start in the greenhouse from January, and the harvest of greenhouse cultivation will start from the end of April. From the end of May, harvesting will begin in open-field tunnel cultivation, so it seems that stable shipments will be possible throughout the season.
Located on the Atsumi Peninsula in the southern part of Aichi Prefecture, with the entire area of Tahara City as the jurisdiction, adjacent to Toyohashi City in the east, facing the Pacific Ocean in the south, facing Ise Shima in the west via the Irago Suido, and facing Mikawa Bay in the north. In this area, shipment of the yellow-skinned melon “Yellow King Melon” will begin in late April, before the shipment of Earl’s melon begins. The sugar content seems to be over 14 degrees. It features a bright yellow skin and white flesh. Within the jurisdiction, it seems that about 60 houses of farmers are cultivating in an area of 24 ㏊.