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A New Pumpkin F1 Hybrid—‘Yichuanling No. 4’ |
LIU Zhi-hua,KUANG Bi-feng,XIANG Zhuo-ying,CHENG Zu-hua,LI Jian-shen,LIU Jianmei,SUN Xiao-hui |
Hengyang City Vegetable Institute,Hengyang 421005,Hunan,China |
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Abstract ‘Yichuanling No. 4’is a new F1 hybrid developed by crossing Q1 as female parent and G19 as male parent through artificial hybridization and multi-point verification method.It is of early maturity and delicate food type.The plant possesses many sprawls,and exhibits moderate growth potential.The first female flower locates at the 8-10 th node of the main stem.The single plant can bear 2-3 melons.The tender melon is of round shape and is light green in color.Its single fruit weight is 0.4-0.5 kg with 8.1 cm in length and 9.0 cm in diameter.The fruit texture is fresh and tender with good quality.It can yield about 11.25 t·hm-2 at the earlier stage,and the total yield is 24.0 t·hm-2.It is suitable for large scale cultivation in Hunan,Hubei,Sichuan Provinces an d Chongqing Municipality.
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Received: 08 August 2013
Published: 14 October 2013
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