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| A New Gourd F1 Hybrid—‘ Zaoza No.7’ |
| DAI Guo-li，GU Hai-hua* ，NIU Jian-ping，HUANG Gui，HUANG Liang，LIU Qian-qian |
| Zhejiang Zhijiang Seed Co.，Ltd.，Hangzhou 311107，Zhejiang，China |
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Abstract ‘Zaoza No.7’ is a new early maturing gourd F1 hybrid，developed by crossing inbred lines J138-
1-5-6-1-2 as female parent and Z2-3-5-8-1 as male parent. The plant grows with medium vigor in field. The
commercial fruit is about 35 cm in length，6 cm in diameter. Its single fruit weight is about 0.6 kg. The fruit
shape is well-proportioned. The fruit peel is light shining green. Its fruit VC content is high. The plant has high
fruit setting rate and strong adaptability. It is particularly not only suitable for early maturing cultivation and late
autumn cultivation in protected field ，but also suitable for open field cultivation in Zhejiang，Shandong，Fujian
Provinces，etc.
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Received: 03 February 2015
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