Watermelon "Emelya"

Watermelon "Emelya".
Early ripening (from germination to the first harvest of fruits 60-65 days) variety. The plant is medium-climbing. Designed for cultivation in greenhouses, under film covers and in open ground (in the southern regions). The fruits are round, weighing 3-4 kg, with a thin bark. The background color is light green. The pattern is narrow stripes of dark green color.
The pulp is white, granular, very sweet, juicy, with a strong watermelon aroma. The taste is excellent. Commercial yield is about 5 kg/m2. Resistant to anthracnose.

* Watermelon pulp contains many different vitamins (PP, C, D, B1, B2 and B6, carotene), it also contains iron salts, copper, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, zinc, folic acid. This combination of vitamins and microelements stimulates metabolic processes in the liver, improves the composition of bile, prevents stone formation in the gallbladder and bile ducts, and has an antisclerotic effect.
In terms of the content of iron salts, watermelon is second only to spinach and lettuce leaves, and in terms of the presence of folic acid it is in first place.
The presence of lycopene in watermelon makes it possible for it to fight cancer cells of many types.
Watermelon seeds are no less useful: they contain 25–30% oil, from which watermelon oil is made, which in its medicinal properties is not inferior to almond oil, and in taste is comparable to olive oil. Watermelon oil contains a lot of zinc and selenium.
Watermelon rinds are an order of magnitude richer in vitamins than the watermelon pulp itself, and they also contain many different amino acids.