Durgapura Meetha, Durgapur Kesar and Pusa Bendana are the improved varieties of

Durgapura Meetha, Durgapur Kesar and Pusa Bedana are the improved varieties of Watermelon.
Durgapura Meetha is released by ARS, Durgapura. It is a late cultivar maturing in 125 days with well-spread vines. Fruits are round with light green, the rind is thick with good keeping quality, flesh sweet and dark red. Average weight of the fruit is 6 - 8 kg.
Durgapura Kesar is released by ARS, Durgapura. It is also a late cultivar, fruit weight 4 - 5 kg, skin green with stripes and flesh yellow in colour, moderately sweet, and large seeds.
Pusa Bedana is a seedless watermelon developed at IARI, by crossing Tetra 2 (tetraploid) × Pusa Rasal.