Introduction to the Characteristics of the Haihua Qie No. 1 Eggplant Variety

1. Variety Origin

Bred in 1998 by the Plant Tissue Culture Technology Laboratory of Haidian District, Beijing. The parent is: anther culture line 97-13 (a new anther-cultured variety of Beijing Six-Leaf Eggplant). It passed Beijing municipal approval in 2001.

2. Characteristics

An early-maturing eggplant variety, high-yielding, disease-resistant, and drought-tolerant. Medium growth vigor, plant height 90 cm, plant spread 80 cm. Stems and leaves are both purple. The fruit is nearly round, dark purple, glossy, with delicate flesh, slightly sweet, and excellent flavor. Average single fruit weight 350 g. Strong continuous fruit-setting ability. Yield per mu over 4000 kg.

3. Key Points of Cultivation Techniques

Haihua Qie No. 1 has good early maturity and can be cultivated in open fields or protected areas. For open-field cultivation, the density is 3000 plants/mu; for protected cultivation, the density can be appropriately reduced. In the Beijing area, sowing and seedling raising are generally done in mid-to-late December; for protected cultivation, transplanting is done in late March; for open-field cultivation, transplanting is done in mid-to-late April. After transplanting, combine promotion and control, avoid excessive fertilizer and water, and focus on early-stage yield to increase returns. Harvest in protected cultivation begins in early May, and open-field harvest begins in mid-May.

4. Suitable Planting Areas

Suitable for cultivation in the Beijing area.