Breeding of a new loofah cultivar Yutu
CHEN Muxi
ZHENG Hanfan
CHEN Ruzhu
MAI Huaixin
CHEN Yinxia
LIN Weicai
Abstract：Yutu is a new F,hybrid loofah variety bred with H25 as the female parent and L04 as the male parent.This hy-brid is early to medium maturity variety,with strong plant growth potential and strong continuous fruit setting ability.From sowing to initial harvest,it takes about 60 days in spring and 45 days in autumn.The fruit is cylindrical in shape,with emerald green skin and no furrows.It is 21.2-22.0 cm in length and 7.7-7.9 cm in diameter,and single fruit mass is 740 g approximately.The output of 667 square meters is about 2400 kg.The content of soluble solids is 4.8％,the content of crude protein is 0.71％,and the content of crude fiber is 0.1％,the content of vitamin C is 57.0 mg kg1.The variety has high yield and marketability,with excellent quality.Artificial inoculation identification shows high resistance to blight.It is suitable for planting in spring and autumn in Guangdong province.
Keywords：LoofahNew cultivarYutuFhybrid
Publication Date：2024-05-05
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 167-170,前插1 )