关键词: 丝瓜, 早熟, 耐褐变, 品种

Abstract:

‘Susi 5’is a new early-maturing and browning-resistant sponge gourd cultivar，which was bred by crossing the early-maturing inbred line 43D as female parent and the browning-resistant inbred line 18008 as male parent. The growth of this cultivar is normal，the female flowers occur early，the first female flower grows the 4th-5th node of the main vine，and the fruit-setting ability is strong. Its fruit shows medium stick-shaped，early-maturing，straight，dark green skin，sweet and fragrant，and browning-resistance. The length of the fruit is about 35-40 cm，the transverse diameter is about 4.2 cm，and the single fruit weight is about 320 g. The cultivar is resistant to virus disease and downy mildew，early-maturing and browning-resistance，and the yield is about 68 970 kg · hm^-2. It is suitable for protected cultivation in spring and autumn in Jiangsu Province and areas with similar ecological conditions.

Key words: sponge gourd, early-maturing, browning resistance, cultivar