Asparagus breeding in subtropical Taiwan

Asparagus breeding in subtropical Taiwan

1987

A:PS

The asparagus mother stalk cultural method practiced in Taiwan is adaptable to tropical and subtropical climates. There are many differences from conventional temperature climate cultivation, and tropical cultivars need to be selected for early yield, brush vigor and tightness of tip attachment under hot humid conditions. In Taiwan, breeding asparagus by mass selection has proved successful over the years, and has produced the lines Tainan Selection No. 1, T.S. No. 2 and T.S. No. 3. Hybridization programs and the breeding of all-male cultivars are still at the research stage. [AS]

no.261 (7 p.), FOOD & FERTILIZER TECHNOLOGY CENTER, EXTENSION BULLETIN

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