苦瓜新品种‘华碧玉’

A New Bitter Gourd Cultivar‘Huabiyu’

‘华碧玉’苦瓜是用强雌性系Z-1-4作母本，高代自交系88．3．7作父本配组育成的杂交一代新品种。植株生长势旺盛，分枝能力强，节间较短，早熟，第一雌花节位在主蔓第6～8节，侧蔓节位较低，侧蔓间隔3节左右连续着生2～3朵雌花。商品瓜长40cm左右，横径5．6cm左右，果肉厚0．9cm左右，单瓜质量340g左右，绿色，嫩果刺瘤较尖，苦味适中，产量在48t·hm^-2以上。耐低温，抗（耐）白粉病、霜霉病。适于湖北、湖南、广东和山东等地种植。

＇Huabiyu＇ is a new bitter gourd F1 hybrid developed by crossing predominant female line Z-l-4 and inbred line 88-3-7. It has much branches and short intemodes. It is early maturity. The first female flower is set at 6th - 8th nodes of the main vine and that is set at the lower nodes of the lateral vines The rate of female flowers is high. Usually 2 or 3 female flowers exist with an interval of about 3 sections on the lateral vines. The fi＇uit is cylindrical, green in colour, about 40 cm in length, 5.6 cm in diameter, and 0.9 cm in flesh thickness. Average single fruit weight is about 340 g. It is tolerant to chilling climate and resistant to downy mildew and powdery mildew. It yieldsover 48 t · hm2, and is suitable to be cultivated in Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong and Shandong Provinces.