A seedless variety now popular in Taiwan and Hong Kong was also developed. Yellow-flesh watermelons were introduced in the late 1970's and recent years have produced hardier, high yielding strains known as Hongling watermelons which are resistant to moisture.
其實潮濕多雨、颱風頻仍的台灣，生產西瓜的自然條件並不想理，如今台灣卻已然成為四季盛產的西瓜王國，無論育種技術之高、品種之多、品質之佳，都獨步世界。