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| A New Sponge Gourd F_1 Hybrid──‘Yalu No.2’ |
| Luo Jianning; Luo Shaobo; He Xiaoli; et al. |
| Vegetable Research Institute; Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences; Guangzhou 510640 |
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Abstract Angular sponge gourd Yalu No.2 is a new early F 1 hybrid developed by crossing inbred line Ya 5-1-2-3-0 and S8,and is high rate of fruit-setting. The number of nodes under the first female flower is 8.6. The fruit is long cylindrical,54.51cm in length,4.8cm in diameter,green in colour,sweet in taste,average fruit weight is 0.36kg. It yields 30-37.5t·hm -2,and is suitable for cultivation in south China in spring and autumn.
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Received: 13 August 2002
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