Abstract：‘Zaocui’is a bitter gourd F1 hybrid of glossy dark green type developed by crossing inbred line‘Cuilyu’as female parent and inbred line‘Baolai No.2’as male parent．It is of mid-early maturity．It takes 71 days from sowing to first harvesting in spring，and 53 days in autumn．When the harvest is continued，the growing period will take 34 days in spring and 37 days in autumn．The fruit is of long conic shape．Its peel is light green in spring and green in autumn．There are mainly stripe and round prominent tubercles on its peel．The melon is about 28 cm in length．The transverse diameter is about 6 cm．The flesh is 1 cm in thickness．The single melon weight is 370-380 g．The VC content is 364.0 mg · kg-1．The content of soluble solid is 36.0 mg · g-1．The crude fiber content is 8.0 mg · g-1．Its average yield is about 33 t · hm-2．The commodity rate is about 93%．It is suitable for spring and autumn cultivation in southern China．
