Zhao Yanhua manages the mid-ripening sweet cherry variety “Linglongcui” in the Science and Technology Innovation Base of Changli Research Institute of Pomology of Hebei Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences.
The Great Wall Network (Wang Zhenjun)--On June 22, Zhao Yanhua managed the mid-ripening sweet cherry variety “Linglongcui” in the Science and Technology Innovation Base of Changli Research Institute of Pomology of Hebei Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences.
Qinhuangdao has a history of 40 years cherry planting. The fruit quality and farmers’ income were reduced due to the aging of varieties, and serious diseases, which is far beyond the market demand. Therefore, Zhao Yanhua, director of the Cherry and Biotechnology Research Office of the Changli Research Institute of Pomology of Hebei Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, led her team to overcome key technical problems in breeding after 20 years of unremitting efforts.
With the method of “embryo rescue, rapid seeding and conventional breeding technology” , they have obtained more than 10,000 hybrids, and successfully cultivated new and reserve varieties of characteristic sweet cherries with different colors, maturity periods, and fruit shapes, including 7 varieties approved from 2017 to 2020, the big fruits look bright and taste sweet, which is favored by the Chinese people.
On May 22, 2021, the “Changhua Zicui” variety from Changli Research Institute of Pomology won the gold award in the National High-quality Cherry Selection held by the Cherry Branch of the Chinese Horticultural Society for its super-excellent quality such as high sweetness, high hardness and good flavor.
On June 11, new varieties such as “Linglongcui” were identified as the international advanced ones by experts, and recommended to be promoted to the whole country.
Zhao Yanhua, director of the Cherry and Biotechnology Research Office of Changli Research Institute of Pomology of Hebei Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, is explaining cherry management techniques to the farmers.
At present, new cherry varieties have been fully promoted in the cherry planting areas of Hebei Province. At the same time, they have been well received by growers in the cities of Beijing, Tianjin, Yantai, Dalian, Provinces of Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Jiangsu, and Sichuan, reaching more than 2,000 mu across the country.
These new varieties will play an important role in promoting the upgrading of cherry varieties, helping farmers increase their incomes, improving the competitiveness in the fruit market, and promoting the high-quality development of the cherry industry.
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