‘Guinongke No.9’ is a new bitter gourd F₁ hybrid developed by crossing‘ MC72’ as female parent
and‘ MC104’ as male parent．It is of early maturity，high-yield and chilling tolerance．The first female flower
is setting at the 6-8th joint．Its fruit is of long stick shape．The fruit is dark green in color with full and shining
tumors in fruit peel．It is 30-35 cm in length，6 cm in diameter，and 1 cm in flesh thickness．The average
single fruit weight is about 420 g．Its fruit tastes sweet and a little bitter，and has crispy flesh．Its resistances to
powdery mildew and Fusarium wilt are stronger than that of the contrast‘ Cuifei’．It can yield over 54 t·hm^-2．It
is suitable for early spring and late autumn cultivation in open fields or under plastic shelter in southern China ．