Breeding of pumpkin type rootstock cultivar ‘Yongzhen No.8'
WANG Ying'er
YING Quansheng
GU Binquan
ZHANG Huafeng
HUANG Yunpin
WANG Yuhong
Abstract：'Yongzhen No.8'is a new cucumber grafting rootstock F1 hybrid developed by crossing'XSZB1'(Cucurbita maxima Duch.) as female parent and'Y2'(Cucurbita moschata Duch.) as male parent.This variety has strong growth vigor and root system with a good absorption ability.The seedlings are not excessive growth and easy for grafting with good graft compatibility,the grafting survival rate was more than 93％.The fruit is near cylinder-shaped with dark green rind and gray green spots.The fruit developing period is about 45 days.Each fruit weight is about 1.0-1.5 kg.The cucumber plants grafted by'Yongzhen No.8'grow steady with straight fruit shape and good fruit quality.Grafted cucumber fruits have vanished wax powder content of cucumber skin.The yield of grafted cucumber can increase 26％ compared to that of the own-rooted cucumber.'Yongzhen No.8'is a suitable rootstock specially for grafting cucumber in greenhouse in Zhejiang province.
Keywords：Pumpkin type rootstockNew variety'Yongzhen No.8'
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 28-30 )