A New Variety of Vegetable Use Ginger —‘ Yujiang No.2’
LIU Ran1，WANG Xian-feng2，LIAO Qing-hong4，LI Hong-hai3，LIU Yi-qing4，WU Lin4*
（1Fuyuan Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute Co. LTD. of Chongqing City，Chongqing 402160，China；
2Economic Crop Technology Promotion Station of Yongchuan District，Chongqing 402160，China；3Chongqing Tianpei
Ginger Research Institute Co. LTD.，Chongqing Ginger Resource Utilization Engineering Technology Research Center，
Chongqing 402160，China；4Institute of Special Plants，Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences，Collaborative
Innovation Center of Special Plant Industry in Chongqing，Chongqing Key Laboratory of Economic Plant Biotechnology，
Chongqing 402160，China）
‘Yujiang No.2’ bred from Guangxi‘ Baijiangquntizhong’，is a new ginger variety with high
yield，superior quality and strong resistance. It takes about 180 days from germination to harvest. There are 24-
26 tiller numbers. The single plant yield is 0.49-0.51 kg. The total sugar content is 13.0 g·kg-1，and that of
crube fiber is 0.9%. It can yield over 48 t·hm-2 . Its resistence to Ralstonia solanacearum in fields is extremely
significantly stronger than that of the control‘ Baijiangquntizhong’. It is suitable for cultivation and extension in
Chongqing area.
