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| An Early Maturing and High Yielding Bitter Gourd F 1 Hybrid —‘Cuilü No. 1’ |
| Zhou Weibo; Luo Shaobo; Luo Jianning et al. |
| Institute of Vegetables; Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences; Guangzhou 510640 |
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Abstract Cuilü No. 1 is a F 1 hybrid of crossing early gynoecious line No. 19 with line Jiangxuan 105. This F 1 hybrid has early maturity,high productivity,good quality and high resistance to stress. It was 10～15 days earlier and 91.5% higher in early yield and 38.1% higher in total yield than that of Jingmen broad shoulder bitter gourd (the popular cultivar). The yield was 30t per ha. Average weight per fruit was 0.4kg. It is suitable to grow in south China in spring and fall.
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Received: 01 January 1900
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