Haihua Qie No. 2 is a new anther culture eggplant variety with oval fruits

"Haihua Qie No. 2" is a high-quality, high-yield oval eggplant anther culture variety bred by the Plant Tissue Culture Technology Laboratory of Haidian District, Beijing, through eggplant anther culture technology. Since 2006, it has been trial-planted in Beijing, Liaoning, Ningxia, Hunan, Fujian and other places, where it has performed well, and it is now grown throughout the country.

Characteristics: The plant has relatively strong growth vigor, the first flower node is at the 6th-7th node, the leaves are dark purple-green, the plant type is semi-open, the plant height is 50-60 cm, and it has a relatively strong ability to set fruit continuously, with an average of 8-10 fruits per plant and an average single fruit weight of about 200 g, and a yield of more than 5000 kg per 667 sq m (1 mu). The fruit is oval, 14-16 cm long and 5-6 cm in diameter, with glossy purple-black skin and light greenish-white flesh that is firm, tender and of good quality. It has a high fruit-setting rate, is relatively tolerant of low temperature and weak light, develops fruit relatively quickly under low temperatures, produces few deformed fruits, has relatively strong disease resistance and wide adaptability. It is suitable for open-field or small-arch-tunnel covered cultivation in early spring.