薏苡新品種台中4號之育成

Breeding of a New Job's-tears Variety Taichung No. 4

廖宜倫(Yi-Lun Liao) ； 曾勝雄(Sheng-Hsiung Tseng) ； 廖君達(Chung-Ta Liao)

《臺中區農業改良場研究彙報》 137期 (2017/12) Pp. 59-71

摘要

為提高薏苡單位面積產量，於1983年自日本引進41個品種(系)進行品系觀察試驗，結果顯示其中「松滬種」具有分蘗力強、稔實率佳、抗病及產量高等優良農藝性狀，因此以混合選種法進行品系選拔，於1991年選出優良品系，並陸續完成該新品系產量試驗及區域試驗；2017年12月命名為台中4號。本品種植株高度及最低穗位較低，株高為152.5～185.7 cm，比對照品種台中3號株高158.9～187.2 cm為矮，產量為3,070～4,747 kg/ha，屬高產品種，且具有耐倒伏及適合機械收穫等特性。

關鍵字

薏苡 ； 台中4號 ； 育種 ； 栽培

並列摘要

To improve the yield per unit area of Job's tears, 41 varieties (lines) were introduced from Japan in 1983. The results of introduction line test showed that ＂Song-Hu＂ had the characteristics of stronger tillering ability, good fertility and high grain yield. In 1991, a superior line selected by mass selection method, was subjected to preliminary yield test and regional trials. Finally it was named as Job's tears Taichung No. 4 in Dec., 2017. The variety has lower plant height and spikelet position. The plant height is about 152.5-185.7 cm, which is shorter than the control variety Taichung No. 3 (158.9-187.2 cm). In conclusion, the Taichung No. 4 is a high yield variety (3,070-4,747 kg/ha) with resistance to lodging, and suitable for mechanical harvesting.

並列關鍵字

Job's-tears ； Taichung No.4 ； breeding ； cultivation