德州是我国著名西瓜产区之一,栽培历史悠久,品种资源丰富。我们自1981年起开展了西瓜地方品种资源的征集、整理工作,共征集到地方品种16个,现将其中5个著名品种介绍如下: 喇嘛瓜:又名西洋枕、楚王瓜。曾是德州西瓜的代表品种。主要在德州市周围种植。植株长势强。全生育期100—110天,雌花开放到果实成熟需33—36天。果实长椭圆 Texas is one of the famous watermelon producing areas in China. It has a long history of cultivation and rich variety of resources. We have started collecting and arranging the resources of local varieties of watermelon since 1981. We have collected 16 varieties of landraces. Now, five famous varieties of them are introduced as follows: Lama melon: also known as the pillow of the west and the king of Chu. Dezhou watermelon was a representative variety. Mainly planted around Texas. Plants grow strong. The whole growth period of 100-110 days, female flowers open to fruiting needs 33-36 days. The fruit is long oval