JOURNAL OF NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY ›› 2022, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (2): 243-244.doi: 10.12302/j.issn.1000-2006.202106032

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Taxodium ‘Zhongshanshan 111’ and ‘Zhongshanshan 125’: new cultivars of Taxodium

WANG Ziyang(), XU Jianhua, YIN Yunlong, YANG Ying, YU Chaoguang()   

  1. Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for Taxodium Rich. Germplasm Innovation and Propagation, Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China
  • Received:2021-06-24 Accepted:2021-08-31 Online:2022-03-30 Published:2022-04-08
  • Contact: YU Chaoguang E-mail:wangziyang@cnbg.net;527884385@qq.com

Abstract:

【Objective】Taxodium was used for its excellent tolerance to waterlogging and had a great ecological and economic potential.The selection and breeding of excellent variety was of great significance for the development of this genus.【Method】In this study, an artificial pollination crossing between Taxodium mucronatum × T. distichum var. imbricatum was performed and the progeny was observed and selected.【Result】‘Zhongshanshan 111’ and ‘Zhongshanshan 125’ were two new varieties, which had excellent characteristics, such as good tree trunks, fast-growing, waterlogging tolerance and beautiful landscape effects.【Conclusion】The two elite varieties can be planted in the wetland, beach and plain of the Yangtze River basin, the southeast coastal and inland areas.

Key words: Taxodium, new cultivar, ‘Zhongshanshan111’, ‘Zhongshanshan125’

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