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A New Bitter Gourd F1 Hybrid —‘Jiamei’ |
GAO Shan,LIN Bi-ying,XU Duan-xiang,LIN Feng |
Fuzhou Institute of Vegetable Research, Fuzhou 350012, Fujian, China |
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Abstract ‘Jiamei’is a new bitter gourd F1 hybrid developed by crossing predominant female
line 43-C and inbred line 59-W.The plant grows vigorously. The first female flower is set at 8th-12th
nodes. The rate of female flowers is high and the fruit setting ability is strong.The fruit is of long rod
shape with 26-35 cm in length,5-7 cm in diameter,and 1.1 cm in flesh thickness.Its pericarp is
green and shiny.Its flesh tastes a little bitter. The single fruit weight is 400-500 g.It can yield about
45 t·hm-2.It is suitable to be cultivated in Fujian,Hubei and Sichuan Provinces.
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Received: 17 February 2013
Published: 15 March 2013
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