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| A Fruit Radish F1 Hybrid —‘Qingcui 50’ |
| ZHANG Meng-jun，LI Yong-yi，HUO Zhen-guo，WEI Tong-ke |
| （Handan City Institute of Vegetables， Handan 056005， Hebei， China） |
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Abstract ‘Qingcui 50’ is a fruity radish F1 hybrid developed by crossing 3 lines. The female
parent 6A is a male-sterile line，the No.1 male parent is a different maintainer line DR9321，and the
No.2 male parent is a inbred line W532．It can be harvested in 50-55 days after sowing. The plant
grows vigorously．The root is of long cylinder-shape，about 22.4 cm in length，5.8 cm in diameter．
Its exodermis is green with good gloss and commodity. Its flesh is light green，tastes sweet and crispy，
and is of high quality．The single root weight is 460 g．It has no virus disease and black rot occured in
field．Its average yield is about 45 t·hm-2．It is suitable to be cultivated in autumn in open field and
in late autumn in plastic tents，greenhouse all over China. It has been extended to Beijing，Hebei，
Henan，Shandong，Shanxi and Shaanxi，etc. provinces．The accumulated extension areas are about
750 hm2.
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Received: 09 May 2013
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