\"Watermelon is a short term crop (60 days) and if done in large acreage a farmer can earn a good profit,” he says. Unlike the regular (red flesh) watermelon variety, the farmer is also growing yellow (mythila), also called next generation or ice pack variety, and orange (devyani) varieties.
Humic acid increases yield substantially in watermelon
by M.J. Prabu, The Hindu, 12 March, 2009