A Preliminary Study on Main Agronomic Traits and Yield of Zingiber officinale(Willd.) Rosc. 'Kejiang No.1'

In order to evaluatee the new variety of Zingiber officinale(Willd.)Rosc. 'Kejiang No.1' selected from the local varieties of northern Fujian, multi-site comparative tests of 'Kejiang No.1' and local variety (CK) were conducted in Jianyang, Fuzhou, Zhangzhou, Shaowu and Guangze. The results showed that the main agronomic traits of 'Kejiang No.1' were significantly better than the control (P < 0.01), including tiller number, and fresh weight of seed ginger, tender ginger, and single plant. And the content of 6-gingerol was higher than the control variety with no significance. Therefore, in consideration of the yielding ability and stability of plots, 'Kejiang No.1' was indicated a nwe Zingiber officinale (Willd.) Rosc. Variety with high yield and excellent adaptability.