Breeding and Cultivation Techniques of a New Jute Variety Minghuang No.1

With the goal for breeding high and stable yield, superior quality and disease resistance jute varieties, a new superior quality, high yield and disease resistance jute variety-Minghuang No.1was bred through 9generations in 7years derived from Mengyin No.1irradiated with Co 60-γrays (25000R) .In a national regional trial for new jute varieties in 2011-2012, the yield of new variety′s average fiber was 3 131.25kg·hm-2, 7.45%and 8.08%more than that of Huangma 179 (CK1) and Kuanyechangguo (CK2) .The difference was extremely significant at the level of 0.01.In a national production test for new jute varieties in 2012, its average yield of fiber was 2 964.75kg·hm-2, more 7.36%than that of Kuanyechangguo (CK2) .The difference was, also extremely significant.The fiber quality of the new variety was superior to the control.So it was a new superior quality, high yield and disease resistance jute variety.