TITLE:
The Research Status and Future Development of a New Chestnut Cultivar “Huaqiao 2”
AUTHORS:
Yingqiu Tian
KEYWORDS:
A New Chestnut Cultivar, “Huaqiao 2” Chestnut, Research Status, Future Development
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.4 No.1,
January
9,
2017
ABSTRACT: “Huaqiao 2” is a new chestnut (Castanea mollissima) cultivar developed from seeding tree by Xiangtan Research Institute of Forestry Sciences. It comes into blossom 2-3 years after planting. It has early maturity, good quality and glossy surface. The average mass of fruit is 16.2 g. The yield is 6900 kg·hm﹣2 (yield of test tree), with high and stable yield, and suitable for planting in the neutral to acidic gravel soil. Xiangtan Research Institute of Forestry Sciences has built some successful “Huaqiao 2” chestnut orchards.