Abstract: ‘Jintian 186’is a new mid-early maturing bitter gourd cultivar developed by crossing inbred line QZ12 • 9 as female parent with GY-3QP • 23 as male parent. The fruit is of long stick shape. The head is of shuttle shape，and the tail is pointed. The fruit peel is green and white in color with alternating stripes and pearl nodules. The melon is 38 cm in length，5.5 cm in diameter. Its pulp is about 0.9 cm in thickness. It is tolerant to storage and transportation. The single fruit weight is about 0.5 kg. The yield is about 82 500 kg • hm-2. The plant showed strong resistance to powdery mildew and downy mildew. It is suitable for spring cultivation in most hilly areas and regions with similar ecological conditions of Sichuan Province.

Key words: bitter gourd, hybridization, cultivar