Breeding of a new variety of eggplant Lüyouyou 400
Lüyouyou 400 is a first-filial generation of early-maturing green eggplant,which is produced by inbred line L11-2014 as the maternal plant and inbred line L8-2014 as the paternal plant.This variety is precocious without prema-ture senility,featuring strong fruit-setting and stress resistance abilities.With 7 leaves around the eggplant branch,the fruit is oval,with transverse diameter of 11.3 cm,and longitudinal diameter of 21.4 cm.The fruit skin is bright green,and would not turn white,the fruit surface is smooth and full,and the flesh is light green,soft and waxy.The single fruit mass is about 500 g.In early spring,the yield of the green eggplants which grow in an protected area can reach 10 000 kg·667 m-2.This green eggplant can resist bacterial wilt,root rot,verticillium wilt and other soil-borne diseases in the filed,and it is suitable for early spring-cultivation and open-field planting in Jiangsu,Henan and other main produc-tion areas.