HUBEI AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES ›› 2024, Vol. 63 ›› Issue (11): 91-94.doi: 10.14088/j.cnki.issn0439-8114.2024.11.016

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Breeding of a new special melon variety Chuyun No.1

WANG Yun-qiang1,2, DAI Zhao-yi1,2, YI Li-cong1,2, ZHOU Wei1,2, WANG Hong-sheng1,2, LI Jun-li3, WU Na1,2, LI Qing-ke4   

  1. 1. Institute of Cash Crops, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430064, China;
    2. Hubei Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasm Innovation and Genetic Improvement, Wuhan 430064, China;
    3. School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China;
    4. College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, Hubei, China
  • Received:2024-09-12 Online:2024-11-25 Published:2024-12-03

Abstract: Chuyun No.1 is a new high-quality and special thick-skinned flavored melon(Cucumis melo L.) variety bred by the Institute of Cash Crops of Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences through hybridization with inbred line QTH102 as the female parent and inbred line QTH117 as the male parent. It is early to mid-maturing. The plant has medium growth vigor. The fruit development period is 40~42 days. The fruit is high and round. The peel is yellow-green with reticulate veins. The flesh is white-green. The single melon weighs 1.0~1.3 kg. The flesh is about 2.5~2.8 cm thick. The flesh is soft and slightly sour. The center sugar content is 16.0%~17.0%. It is sour and sweet and delicious. It has strong disease resistance and is suitable for spring facility cultivation in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. In 2024, it was registered as a national non-major crop variety with the number GPD melon (2024) 420022.

Key words: melon(Cucumis melo L.), new variety, Chuyun No.1, breeding

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