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| A New Pumpkin F1 Hybrid —‘Mifeng’ |
| MA Hai-long, ZHI Hai-ying, YUE Qing*, LIANG Yan-ping, MIAO Ru-yi |
| Institute of Horticulture, Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Taiyuan 030031, Shanxi, China |
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Abstract ‘Mifeng’is a new pumpkin（Cucurbita moschata Duch.）F1 hybrid developed by crossing inbred line M1-132 and XT-221. It grows vigorously. The first female flower starts from node 15. It takes about 80 days from flowering to harvest. Its fruit can change color fully. It can be cultivated both in Northern and Southern China. The fruit is of spherical shape with shallow ditch and drab skin. The envelop apparatus is wax powder. The fruit pulp is thick and its color is orange yellow. It tastes sweet and floury. Its pulp is delicate with good flavor. It is tolerant to storage and transportation. The average fruit weight is 3.6 kg. It can yield 60-75 t•hm-2. It is suitable for cultivation in open fields in spring.
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Received: 11 November 2010
Published: 20 January 2011
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