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A New Mini-Cucumber F_1 Hybrid —‘Luxiu No.1’ |
Hou Dong; Yue Hongzhong; Guo Lanxiang; et al. |
Vegetable Research Institute; Gansu Academy of Agricultural Sciences; Lanzhou 730070 |
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Abstract Luxiu No.1 is a new mini-cucumber F_1 hybrid bred by crossing two inbred lines 81212 and CW109. It has early maturity and middle growth strength. The fruit is about 13.5 cm long .The average fruit weight is about 82.7 g and the malformed one is less than 5 %.The fruit is crisp, juicy and sweet. Its yield is about 112.5 t·hm~-2. It is mid-resisitant to downy mildew and powdery mildew. It is suitable for cultivation in green houses in winter and plastic tunnel in spring.
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Received: 18 July 2005
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