What are the high-quality bitter melon varieties? Detailed explanation of their main characteristics
As everyone knows, bitter melon is one of the best vegetable varieties for clearing heat and detoxifying during the hot summer season. There are quite many bitter melon varieties in our country, and everyone can choose some high-quality bitter melon varieties suitable for local planting. Today, the editor of Nongxun Net will introduce a few bitter melon varieties.
1. Guinongke No. 1
Early-maturing, with strong continuous fruiting ability. The first female flower node is at the 8th to 12th node. When the temperature is above 25°C, it takes 30 to 35 days from planting to harvest; the commercial fruit skin is oil-green, the fruit shape is round-club-shaped, with a flat shoulder and round stalk, large straight warts, about 30.0 cm long, 8.0 cm in transverse diameter, 1.3 cm thick flesh, average single fruit weight 390 g, maximum single fruit weight 820 g; sweet with slight bitterness, crisp and smooth flesh; good cold tolerance, under temperatures of 12°C to 23°C, it can flower and bear fruit normally, and the fruit can develop and expand normally. Moderately resistant to powdery mildew and Fusarium wilt.
2. Xincui
Xincui bitter melon plants have strong growth vigor and vigorous branching. The first female flower on the main vine is borne at the 9th to 13th node. The commercial fruit stalk is relatively flat, club-shaped, with a slightly pointed tail. From flowering to commercial fruit maturity is 14 to 16 days, fruit length 28 to 34 cm, transverse diameter 6.0 cm, flesh thickness 1.1 cm. The fruit skin is light green with pointed warts, and single fruit weight is about 400 g. The flesh is crisp and tender, with moderate bitterness and good taste. According to quality testing by the Central Laboratory of the Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the vitamin C content is 36.8 mg/100 g fresh weight, crude protein content 1.09%, and moisture content 93.5%.
3. Luyu
Early-maturing, with strong branching ability, fruiting on both main and side vines, good continuous fruit setting, long harvest period, high yield, and strong disease resistance. The fruit strips are bright green and straight, with short longitudinal warts alternating with round warts. Fruit length is about 34 cm, fruit diameter about 6 cm, thick flesh, single fruit weight about 700 g. Good commercial quality, storage and transport tolerance, crisp and tender quality, moderate bitterness, wide cultivation adaptability. It is the preferred variety for bitter melon planting bases.
4. Cuilu No. 1 Dading
This variety is a new bitter melon variety bred by the Economic Crops Research Institute of the Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Hainan began introducing it in the early 1990s to replace the "Jiangmen Dading" variety, and it is mainly distributed in Qiongshan, Chengmai and other cities and counties. This variety has vigorous plant growth, stems and vines 250-300 cm long, dark green leaves, many female flowers per plant, the first female flower node at the 10th node of the main vine, strong fruiting ability, and an average of 5-7 fruits set per plant. The fruit is conical, neat and attractive, fruit length 14-16 cm, shoulder width 8-10 cm, flat stalk, blunt top, longitudinal warts alternating with round warts, longitudinal warts thick and straight, flesh thickness 1.1 cm, dark green, single fruit weight 400 g. Early-maturing, 10-15 days earlier than "Jiangmen Dading". For spring planting, 60-70 days from sowing to first harvest, with continuous harvest for about 40 days. Good yielding ability, moderate stress resistance, and excellent quality. Yield per mu is 2000-3000 kg, suitable for northward transport and export to the Hong Kong, China and Macao, China markets.
5. Ekugua No. 2
The Ekugua No. 2 bitter melon variety has trailing plants, indeterminate growth type, and strong growth vigor. Leaves are medium-sized, the main vine is green, and the first female flower node is around the 11th node. The fruit skin is emerald green, the fruit tip is sharply pointed, the fruit warts alternate between strips and granules, the fruit shape is long conical, longitudinal diameter about 37 cm, transverse diameter about 6 cm, flesh thickness about 1 cm, flesh crisp and tender, bitterness moderate, single fruit weight about 500 g.
In summary, this is the introduction to high-quality bitter melon varieties. Have you come into contact with these varieties? You can talk about the advantages and disadvantages you think they have and recommend the bitter melon variety you think is best to beginner friends!
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