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A New Bitter Gourd F_1 Hybrid——‘Zaolukugua’ |
Zhang Changyuan; Luo Shaobo; Luo Jianning; et al. |
Vegetable Research Institute; Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Science; Guangzhou 510640 |
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Abstract Zaolukugua is a new bitter gourd F 1 hybrid developed by crossing high female line 812 with inbred line 948. It has early maturity,growing vigorously. The fruit is long conicform, with light green skin, 24-27 cm in length, 5.5- 5.7 cm in diameter, 1.0 cm in thickness of flesh. The average fruit weight is 300 g. The average yield is 52.5 t·hm -2 . It is tolerant to hot and cold climate, middle resistant to fusarium wilt and powdery mildew.
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Received: 21 May 2003
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