HUBEI AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES ›› 2019, Vol. 58 ›› Issue (12): 11-14.doi: 10.14088/j.cnki.issn0439-8114.2019.12.002

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Current situation of breeding and developmental direction about Cucurbita maxima in southern area

FAN Ai-li1,2, ZHANG Man1, HUANG Feng-chan1, ZHOU Jian-hui1, LIU Wen-jun1, CHEN Bao-ling1   

  1. 1.Vegetable Research Institute,Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Nanning 530007,China;
    2.Guangxi Vegetable Breeding and New Technology Key Laboratory,Nanning 530007,China
  • Received:2019-02-10 Online:2019-06-25 Published:2019-12-05

Abstract: Cucurbita maxima is one of the three major cultivation pumpkin. Because of the particularity of the southern area climate, we summarized new varieties, breeding methods and breeding problems of Cucurbita maxima in southern area of China. The combination of traditional breeding technology and modern biotechnology was put forward. The Cucurbita maxima varieties which have health care, high-quality, disease-resistant, storage-resistant characteristics were breeding with early-maturing, cold resistance and mid-late ripening and heat tolerance. The diversified new varieties of edible flowers, leaves and stems in southern China will be the breeding direction of Cucurbita maxima in southern China.

Key words: Cucurbita maxima, current situation of breeding, southern area

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