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| A New Gourd F1 Hybrid for Protected Cultivation —‘Zhepu No.6’ |
| WANG Bao-gen,LI Guo-jing*,WU Xiao-hua,LU Zhong-fu,LIU Yong-hua,XU Pei |
| Institute of Vegetables,Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Hangzhou 310021,Zhejiang,China |
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Abstract ‘Zhepu No.6’is a new gourd F1 hybrid for protected cultivation,developed by crossing inbred lines G7-4-3-1-2-1 as female parent with G11-3-5-7-1-1 as male parent.The plant grows vigorously,matures early,and is highly tolerant to low temperature,weak light and salt stress.It has good fruit setting.The tender fruit is yellow-green,with long stick shape and round pedicel.The commercial fruit is about 30-40 cm in length,5 cm in diameter.Its single fruit weight is about 0.4 kg with good quality and high amino acid content.It is resistant to Fusarium wilt,middle resistant to virus disease and powdery mildew.It has wide adaptability and is suitable for cultivation in protected field in early spring,and also fit for open field cultivation in late autumn.
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Received: 09 October 2009
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Corresponding Authors:
LI Guo-jing
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