Breeding of a new eggplant cultivar Zaohongqie No.2
Zaohongqie No.2 is a new early maturing purple red eggplant cultivar which is bred from 129D as female par-ent and 463D as male parent.The whole growth period is about 160-180 days during spring and autumn sowing in the Changsha area.The plant has a strong growth momentum,a semi upright plant shape,the plant is about 86 cm in height and divergence is about 80 cm.The initial flower nodes are 9-12 nodes,with one flower every 2-3 nodes.The fruit is ovoid in shape,purple red in color,with good glossiness and few thorns on the calyx;the fruit is about 12 cm in length,9 cm in width,the single fruit mass is about 350 g.The flesh is white,tender and sweet and the yield is 3500 kg·667 m-2.It has strong resistance to eggplant wilt,verticillium wilt,and phytophthora infestans.It is suitable for early maturing cultivation in greenhouses,open fields,and summer sowing of autumn eggplants in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.