'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.
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