Breeding a New Okra Cultivar, Min Qiukui No.2

Min Qiukui No. 2 was a new okra cultivar of F₁ generation.The variety had red veins, numerous collaterals, high yield, low-temperature tolerance, shinning fruits without setae, and long shelf life. The plant was typically 1.6 m tall with fist flower appearing on the 5^th-6^th node. Its violet-red fruit had 6 to 9 arrises, and was 19 cm long and 1.8cm in diameter. The averageweight of a single fruit was 25g. In a regional trial for new okra cultivarsin Fujian in 2013-2014, the average yield of Min Qiukui No.2 reached 46 681.5 kg·hm^-2, which was 44.61% higher than that of Dongyuan No.2 in comparison. At the production trial in 2014-2015, the average yield was slightly lower, at 41 089.5 kg·hm^-2. It was considered a new okra variety that was superior in eating quality with high yield and disease resistance.The variety was released by crops varieties approval committee of Fujian province in june 2016(Fujian cuisin 2016022).