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| A New Bitter Gourd F1 Hybrid —‘Gankugua 1978’ |
| WAN Xinjia，GUAN Feng，ZHANG Jingyun，SHI Bo |
| Vegetable and Flower Institute，Jiangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences，Nanchang 330200，Jiangxi，China |
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Abstract ‘Gankugua 1978’is a new bitter gourd F1 hybrid developed by crossing inbred line ‘LK1109-1’as female parent and inbred line‘LK2017361159-1’as male parent．The variety exhibit very strong vigor and early maturity，bearing the first female flower on the 10-15th node of main vine with good precocity．The fruit is long tapered and regular in shape，with green，bright and shiny skin．There are round
tubercles with strip．It’s about 31 cm in length，6.5 cm in diameter，and 1 cm of flesh thickness，moderate bitterness and good marketability．The average weight of bitter gourd is around 400 g．It has excellent quality and moderate bitterness．It is resistant to Fusarium wilt．The general cultivation yield is about 45 t·hm-2 in spring．It is suitable for cultivation and regions with similar ecological conditions of Jiangxi Province．
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Received: 09 February 2023
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