Tainan, Taiwan
July 1, 2011

Source: AVRDC newsletter

A field day to promote the Center’s new heat-tolerant broccoli hybrids on 24 June 2011 drew about 60 participants from seed companies and agricultural agencies to AVRDC  headquarters. Breeders have been working with the cool-climate crucifer to develop varieties that can be productive in hot-wet conditions to extend and expand market opportunities for farmers in the tropics.

There were four stars in research field #35: ‘TSS-AVRDC No. 1’ (vigorous, semi-upright, welladapted to the hot-wet season, apple green head, harvest 45-50 days after transplanting), ‘TSSAVRDC No.2’ (semi-upright, dark green with violet luster, long shelf life, harvest 45-50 days after transplanting), ‘Tainung-AVRDC No.3’ (early maturing, upright, emerald green head, harvest 40 days after transplanting)—and Lien-chung Chang, retired AVRDC crucifer breeder, whose hard work and effort led to the development of the new hybrids. Other special guests: Yu-guang Hsueh, researcher from the Taiwan Seed Improvement and Propagation Station, and San-tai Wang and Shough-peng Lee, researchers from the Fengshan Tropical Horticultural Experiment Station.

Yin-fu Chang, AVRDC Deputy Director General, Administration and Services, welcomed the visitors, and tomato breeder Peter Hanson gave the opening remarks. AVRDC’s Ruby Hsiao, Tsai-kuei Lin, and Hsiu-chu Tien conducted the field demonstration, where participants compared the hybrids with two AVRDC lines and three commercial varieties. Broccoli is high in vitamins A, B (especially B3 and B5) and C, beta-carotene, folic acid, phosphorus, potassium, and iron, and is a good source of dietary fiber.Hsueh, researcher from the Taiwan Seed Improvement and Propagation Station, and San-tai Wang and Shough-peng Lee, researchers from the Fengshan Tropical Horticultural Experiment Station.

Yin-fu Chang, AVRDC Deputy Director General, Administration and Services, welcomed the visitors, and tomato breeder Peter Hanson gave the opening remarks. AVRDC’s Ruby Hsiao, Tsai-kuei Lin, and Hsiu-chu Tien conducted the field demonstration, where participants compared the hybrids with two AVRDC lines and three commercial varieties. Broccoli is high in vitamins A, B (especially B3 and B5) and C, beta-carotene, folic acid, phosphorus, potassium, and iron, and is a good source of dietary fiber.

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Published: July 1, 2011