China News Service, Sanya, March 18 (Wang Xiaobin, Zhang Yuehe) The 2024 China Seed (Southern Silicon Valley) Conference opened in Sanya on the 17th. At the conference, 50 "delicious" products were released in categories such as corn, peppers, tomatoes, and pumpkins. Variety.
In the National Modern Agriculture (Seed Industry) Industrial Park in Yazhou District, Sanya City, experts selected "delicious tomatoes".
Photo courtesy of Zhao Shuai
Based on the selection of "Hainan Delicious Corn" varieties last year, the China Seed (Southern Silicon Valley) Conference carried out the selection of "Delicious Series" varieties.
This year's "Delicious Corn", "Delicious Pepper", "Delicious Tomato" and "Delicious Pumpkin" variety selection activities collected a total of 174 fresh corn varieties, 311 pepper varieties, and 483 fresh corn varieties from more than 100 seed companies and scientific research institutions across the country. tomato varieties and 157 pumpkin varieties, which are concentrated in the National Modern Agriculture (Seed Industry) Industrial Park in Yazhou District, Sanya City.
In the National Modern Agriculture (Seed Industry) Industrial Park in Yazhou District, Sanya City, experts check the participating corn varieties.
Photo courtesy of Zhao Shuai
From March 11th to 15th, the organizing committee of the conference invited 37 experts in the fields of scientific research and breeding, production, promotion, and circulation of fresh corn, peppers, tomatoes, and pumpkin industries across the country to evaluate crops in batches in the form of blind evaluation.
Qiu Jun, director of the Hainan Provincial Seed Station, said that this "delicious series" was mainly selected based on the field performance of different varieties in that year. During the selection process, except for peppers, which were not tasted, other varieties were subject to preliminary field observation and indoor tasting. Taste.
At the National Modern Agriculture (Seed Industry) Industrial Park in Yazhou District, Sanya City, experts selected the "delicious pumpkin".
Photo courtesy of Zhao Shuai
Experts observed and measured the uniformity of varieties, disease resistance and stress resistance, and yield potential in the field, and tasted commercial properties, palatability, flavor, etc. indoors. The organizing committee summarized and comprehensively evaluated various evaluation data and finally selected 50 varieties with comprehensive advantages such as good taste, beautiful appearance, good nutrition, easy to grow, and high efficiency.
Among them, the "Delicious Corn" gold medal varieties are the waxy corn group: Jingke Nuo 768, Wanhei Nuo 109; the sweet waxy corn group: Cuitian Nuo 608A, Huanaicai Tiannuo 106, Meiyu No. 41, Meiyu Nuo No. 30, Nongkeyu 328, Zhentiannuo No. 1; sweet corn group: Fubaotian 88, Huanai Tianyu No. 27, Mintian 488, Mintian 1786, Yuetian 365, Zhentian No. 6, Zheketian No. 8.
Selected portions of "delicious chili".
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"Delicious Tomato" gold medal varieties, ordinary tomato group: Duomirui, Queen No. 1, Heinasen No. 8, Jingpan 401, Golden Crown 58, Talika, Weimei No. 1; Cherry tomato group: Chuanchuantian No. 2 , Jingfan Huangxing No. 1, Camilla, Cream Xiaofan, Qiande Daziwa, Taifan No. 3, Xiying 181, Yuefenxiu.
"Delicious Pumpkin" gold medal varieties, Indian pumpkin group: Mo Fei; Beibei pumpkin group: Mini Crown; Chinese pumpkin group: Xiaomopan, Xiangyuanzao; Honey pumpkin group: YS2401.
Regarding the selection of "delicious peppers", Qiu Jun said that because some peppers are very spicy and the cooking skills of chefs and cuisine styles are different, the selection is based on agronomic traits, field yield and other indicators.
The gold medal varieties are specifically the screw pepper group: Qinglong 207, Zhijiao 300, Zexuan 99; the pickled pepper group: Ouli 3000, Zeyan Dajiao; the sweet pepper group: Yuetian; the line pepper group: Anjiao 303, Pimento. No. 7, Ouli 614, Fresh Spicy 28, King of Lines; Chili pepper group: Ganjiao No. 19, Huifeng No. 2, Jincheng, Green Arrow 30.
This selection event is jointly sponsored by the Fresh Corn Branch of the China Seed Association, the Corn Professional Committee of the China Crop Society, the Vegetable Branch of the China Seed Association, Hainan Provincial Seed Station, and Hainan Nongken Nanfan Industry Group Co., Ltd.
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