A New Cherry Radish F1 Hybrid —‘Jingyanhongyingtao’
ZHANG Li,WANG Qing-biao
Beijing Vegetable Research Center,Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences,Key Laboratory of Biology
and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops(North China),Ministry of Agriculture,Beijing Key Laboratory of
Vegetable Germplasm Improvement,Beijing 100097,China
Using superior germplasm resources both from China and France,cherry radish male sterile line
‘CA12-18’ and inbred line‘ C34-1’ were bred.Cherry radish new variety‘Jingyanhongyingtao’ was selected
and developed on the basis of these materials.The root shape is round with good uniformity and superior commercial
characters.The peel is dark red in color and its flesh is white.The single plant weight is about 20 g and single root
weigh is 16 g,respectively.Its average yield is 24 t·hm-2.It takes 25-30 days from sowing to harvesting.Its
growing period may be postponed under low temperature condition.It is resistant to virus disease.It is suitable for
cultivation in open fields in spring and autumn and in greenhouse in winter and spring in northern China.