Research progress of basic and applied of Sechium edule in China

FAN Aili; HUANG Ruoqi; HUANG Fengchan

doi:10.16861/j.cnki.zggc.2024.0805

Abstract：Chayote(Sechium edule)has become a rich cucurbits to help rural revitalization now,However,the introduc-tion and research of chayote started late in China,and some research fields are almost blank at present,which seriously af-fects the sustainable development of chayote.Therefore,the origin,germplasm resources and variety breeding of chayote;basic research on growth and development,physiological active substances,in vitro reproduction and genes;the applica-tion research of storage,preservation and processing and so on were summarized.In view of the key problems in the cur-rent basic and applied research of chayote,the authors proposed the main direction of future research,which is the combi-nation of in vitro mutagenesis breeding,molecular biotechnology and traditional breeding will product breed new variet-ies,basic research on fruit morphogenesis,seed vivipary and active substances metabolism mechanism,applied research on the development of functional food and deep processing.It is expected to lay the foundation for further research on the new variety breeding,physiological and molecular basic research,functional health product development and deep pro-cessing application of chayote,and finally promote the healthy and sustainable development of chayote.