A new bitter gourd cultivar Gan Kugua 1937
GUAN Feng
WAN Xinjian
ZHANG Jingyun
SHI Bo
Abstract：Gan Kugua 1937 is a new mid-late maturing bitter gourd cultivar developed by using BK0702-5 as female parent and LK1402-6 as male parent.The plant has strong growth potential,and the first nodal position of female flower on main vine is 16-24,its fruits are characterized by stick shape,green color,longitudinal stripe and round tumor,strong luster with about 30.0 cm in length,7.2 cm in diameter,1.2 cm in flesh thickness,480 g in the single fruit mass,and the general cultivation yield is about 3000 kg·667 m-2.The fruit is crispy,bitter,and rich in flavor.The plant showed strong resistance to Fusarium wilt,it is suitable to be cultivated in regions with similar ecological conditions of Jiangxi province.
Keywords：Bitter gourdNew cultivarGan Kugua 1937F1 hybrid
Publication Date：2024-03-05
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 158-161 )