Abstract：‘Ronghu No. 1’ is a new bottle gourd F1 hybrid developed by crossing inbred line 90 as
female parent and inbred line 22 as male parent．The plant grows vigorously. It is of early and medium
maturity．Its fruit is mainly setting on lateralbine and the fruit setting ability is good．The first female
flower is setting on lower node．It takes 45-60 days from sowing to harvesting，and 8-12 days from
blossoming to fruit maturing in spring cultivation．Its fruit is of long clavate shape with shining green
pericarp．The fruit is 30-40 cm in length，5-7 cm in diameter．Its single fruit weight is 500-600 g
with good quality．It can yield about 52.5 t·hm-2．It is suitable to be extended and cultivated in Fujian
Province．
