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| A New Sponge Gourd F_1 Hybrid —‘Yueyousigua’ |
| Luo Jianning; He Xiaoli; Luo Shaobo; et al. |
| Vegetable Research Institute; Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences; Guangzhou 510640 |
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Abstract Angular sponge gourd Yueyousigua is a new early F_1 hybrid developed by crossing inbred line D_2 and S_ 12 . It has high rate of fruit-setting. The fruit is cylindrical,light-green in colour,sweet in taste, 49.0 cm in length, 4.8 cm in diameter. Average fruit weight is 0.33 kg. It is resistant to Fusarium wilt and blight, tolerant to downy mildew. It yields 30.0-37.5 t·hm -2 , and is suitable for cultivation in south China in spring and autumn.
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Received: 11 November 2004
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