Abstract:

‘Yacui 1’is a high quality hybrid of wax gourd with wax powder，with inbred lines P128 and H3 as female and male parent，respectively. The fruit is in short cylinder shape，with no furrow or shallow furrow. The pericarp color is green，and the fruit surface is covered with thick powder. The single fruit weight is about 2.5 kg. The fruit is 27.0 cm in length，12.3 cm in diameter，and about 3.9 cm in flesh thickness. The flesh is dark green，and firm with compactness ratio of 0.952 g · cm^-3. The content of soluble solid is about 4.2%. In the field，it showed moderate resistance to Fusarium wilt and virus disease. It takes 103 days from sowing to harvest in spring，and the yield is about 60 800 kg · hm^-2. ‘Yacui 1’is suitable for planting in the spring and autumn seasons in southern China.

Key words: wax gourd, wax powder, good quality, green flesh, cultivar