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| New Tillering Onion F1 Hybrid —‘Zhucong No.1’ |
| MA You-hui1，CUI Cheng-ri2*，JIA Tie-jin2，XU Qi-jiang3，CUI Lian-wei4 |
| 1College of Life Sciences，Liaoning Normal University，Dalian 116029，Liaoning, China；2Harbin Changri Onion Institute，Harbin 150090，Liaoning，China；3College of Life Sciences，Northeast Forestry University，Harbin 150040，Liaoning，China；4Institute of Vegetable Science，Liaoning Academy of Agricultural Sciences，Shenyang 110161，Liaoning，China |
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Abstract ‘Zhucong No.1’is a new tillered-onion hybrid bred by crossing male sterile line MB01-79A with inbred line WMF01-06C．It is suitable for growing under middle-short day light and lower temperature．Its maturity requires 130-140 days．Its leaves keep green color about 10 days longer than the conventional cultivar．It has stronger resistance to rot disease．Its skin is purple red in color and it has hard texture．A plant has 2-4 bulbs and the single bulb is 3.5 cm in diameter，3.8 cm in height and 15 g in weight．Its average yield is about 36 t·hm-2．It is suitable for spring planting in provinces of Heilongjiang，Jilin and Inner Mongolia.
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Received: 05 November 2009
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Corresponding Authors:
CUI Cheng-ri
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