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| A New Eggplant F1 Hybrid—‘Meijiao’ |
| CAI Peng，LI Yue-jian，LIU Du-chen，LIU Xiao-jun，LIANG Gen-yun，YANG Hong，FANG Chao* |
| Horticulture Institute，Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences，Vegetable Germplasm Innovation and Variety Improvement Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province，Chengdu 610066，Sichuan，China |
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Abstract Abstract：‘Meijiao’ is a new eggplant F1 hybrid developed by crossing inbred lines E1023 as female parent
and E1134 as male parent. It is of medium maturity and has strong growth vigor. The plant is 150 cm in height and
about 62 cm in width. The first flower sets on the 9-11th node. Its fruit is of long stick shape，39.5 cm in length and
4.9 cm in diameter. The average single fruit weight is 230 g. Its fruit peel is shining dark black in color. The fruit
has less seeds and is of good quality. It has strong heat tolerance. Its resistance to cotton blight，eggplant phomopsis
rot is well-matched to the contrasts‘Huaxiajiaozi’and‘Chunqiushuanglong’in the field. It is suitable for open
field cultivation in early spring，summer and autumn in Sichuan Province.
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Received: 15 June 2015
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