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| A New Fruit Cucumber F1 Hybrid —‘Jingyanmini No.8’ |
| WANG Hang，WEN Changlong，MAO Aijun* |
| Institute of Vegetables Science，Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Science，Jingyan Yinong（Beijing）Seed Sci-Tech Co.，Ltd.，Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops（North China），Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs，Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture（North China），Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs，Beijing Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasm Improvement，Beijing 100097，China |
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Abstract ‘Jingyanmini No.8’is a new fruit cucumber F1 hybrid developed by crossing gynoecious line‘G2’as maternal parent and‘M118’as paternal parent．It belongs to full gynoecious type．It is of medium and early maturity．The plant has strong growth vigor．Its fruit setting rate is high．The fruits primarily set on the main stem．The first flower sets at about the 5th node．The fruit is of straight and cylindrical shape with smooth surface，but without spine．Its fruit is about 15 cm in length with green peel and light green flesh．The fruit tastes sweet and crispy with good quality．In overwinter greenhouse cultivation its yield can reach 180 t · hm-2．It is highly resistant to powdery mildew，resistant to downy mildew，mediumresistant to CMV．It is tolerant to low temperature，weak light and high temperature．It is suitable to be cultivated in overwinter and spring greenhouses and under spring and autumn plastic tunnel in areas of Northern China．
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Received: 13 August 2021
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