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A New Bitter Gourd F1 Hybrid —‘Jiayu’ |
GAO Shan Lin Bi-yin Xu Duan-xiang Fu Rui-qing Lin-feng |
Fuzhou Institute of Vegetable Research,Fuzhou,Fuj ian 350012,China |
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Abstract ‘Jiayu’is a new bitter gourd F1 Hybrid developed by crossing predominant female line 24-k and inbred line 2-W.It has early maturity.The first female flower is set at 8 th~12th nodes,the rate of female flowers is high and the fruit setting ability is strong.The fruit is spindle-shaped with 26~32 cm in length,7~9 cm in diameter,1.1 cm in flesh thickness.The pericarp is light green and shiny.Its flesh is crispy and tasted medium bitter.The single fruit weight is about 400 g.It can yield about 39 t•hm-2.It is suitable to be cultivated in Fujian,Guangdong,Jiangxi,Hubei and Sichuan.
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Received: 29 October 2009
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