板栗优良地方品种——魁栗的初步研究

Preliminary Research on A Fine Local Variety of Castanea mollissima Blume

浙江省上虞县栽培板栗历史悠久,通过20多年对魁栗品种选育改良,其优良度大大提高,坚果每kg56～60个,果皮红褐油亮,单产比省内其它品种高47%左右,并对其生物学特性进行了观察。

History of Castanea mollissima cultivation is very long in Shangyu, ZhejiangProvince. As a result of variety development by selection for over twenty years, the qualityof Castanea mollissima Blume has been improved greatly. Now about 56～60 nuts of this varietyweight one kilogram, and the peel is red-brown and glossy. The unit area yield is about47% higher than other varieties of Castanea mollissima in Zhejiang. Meanwhile, the biologicalcharacters of Castanes mollissima were observed.