ChunQiu1 Luffa Seed F1

Description

This variety features vigorous plant growth and strong branching ability.

• First female flower node position:

  • Spring planting: at nodes 9–12

  • Autumn planting: at nodes 18–19

Fruit Characteristics:

• Cylindrical and straight fruit with green skin and horizontal ridges.

• Spring crop:

  • Fruit length: approx. 36 cm

  • Diameter: approx. 5.8 cm

  • Average weight: 450–500 g per fruit

• Autumn crop:

  • Fewer deformed fruits

  • Fruit length: approx. 30 cm

  • Diameter: approx. 6.5 cm

  • Average weight: 460–530 g per fruit

The fruits are firm with excellent marketability, suitable for both fresh market and transport. Ideal for spring and autumn cultivation in open fields and protected environments.

Cultivation Guidelines:

• Recommended planting density: 1,400 plants per mu (approx. 21,000 plants/ha)

• Spacing: 100 cm between rows × 50 cm between plants; single-plant transplanting

• Timely trellising and vine training are essential.

• Remove 2–3 immature fruits consecutively to promote fruit set and enhance fruit-bearing continuity.

• During early low-temperature periods, apply plant growth regulators or manually pollinate using male flowers; remove lateral branches and retain the main stem to improve early fruit set.

Adaptation Areas:

• Well-suited for cultivation in Chongqing and the middle to lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

• Spring sowing: January 21 to February 20 in heated seedbeds; transplant to greenhouse in late February or to mulched fields in early to mid-March.

• Autumn sowing: Use shade nets for seedling production; sow from June 20 to 30.

• For other regions with similar climate and ecological conditions, trial planting is recommended before large-scale cultivation.