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A New Bitter Gourd F_1 Hybrid —‘Lujian’ |
Chang Wei1; Li Zhi1; Li Yuejian2 |
1Research Institute of Horticulture; Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences; Chengdu 610066; 2Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences |
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Abstract Lujian is a new early bitter gourd F1 hybrid developed by crossing two inbred lines 1252 and 1241 from abroad.It has high rate of fruit-setting.The fruit is cylindrical,green in colour with straight wart,30-40 cm in length,5-7 cm in diameter,1.0-1.3 cm in flesh thickness.Average fruit weight is 500-700 g.It has stronger resistance to downy mildew,powdery mildew and Fusarium wilt than Youlu No.1.It yields 37.5-45.0 t·hm-2.It is suitable for cultivation in south China in Spring and Antumn.
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Received: 07 September 2006
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