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| A New Bitter Gourd Variety —‘Minyan No.3’ |
| LI Da-Zhong, WEN Qing-Fang, KANG Yu-Mei, KANG Jian-Ban, LI Yong-Ping |
| （Research Center of Crop Science，Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences， Fuzhou 350013，Fujian，China） |
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Abstract Abstract: Bitter gourd‘ Minyan No.3’ is a F1 hybrid bred by crossing‘ k-48’ as female parent and‘ k-43’ as male parent. It has strong fruit setting ability. The fruit is of long spindle shape with glossy green rind. Its fruit is 28-37 cm in length，6-7 cm in diameter, and 0.8-1.1 cm in thickness. The average single fruit
weight is about 500 g. The fruit meat tastes sweet，fragile and little bitter. The fruit quality is good. Its average yield is 37.5-45.0 t·hm-2．It is suitable to be planted in Fujian Province and periphery provinces．
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Received: 12 August 2013
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