Trial at Beijing, China
From Jinsong Ye
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Planting
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25/8/2002,
20 days after transplantation Δ |
30/9/2002,
60 days after transplantation Δ |
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<< In 2003 hybrids that produced uniform spears are Grande, UC115, NJ977, and Pacific 2000 |
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| Professor Jinsong Ye and visitors at Beijing trial site, May 2004 Δ | |
Top 5 Yielders in 2004
Hybrid |
Yield,
Kg |
No.
of spears |
Marketable,
% |
| NJ977 | 10.73 |
417 |
96.1 |
| Guelph Millennium | 10.14 |
399 |
97.2 |
| Grande | 9.21 |
335 |
97.8 |
| UC115 | 9.10 |
374 |
98.1 |
| Jersey Knight | 8.84 |
298 |
95.2 |
| In 2004, the hybrids that displayed the best disease resistance to stem blight were Guelph Millennium, Nj 977, and NJ 1016 |
| In 2004, the hybrids that displayed the worse disease resistance to stem blight were Gromlim, Ida Lea, and JWC1 |
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A
poster presented at the 2005 International Asparagus Symposium at Venray,
Netherlands |
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Click below for larger images for
Hybrids with good disease resistance
Hybrids that produced high yields
Photographs of some of the best performing hybrids
Beautiful pictures of asparagus dishes from a cookbook authored by Jingsong Ye
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