Baiyu, a New Lily Variety

In December 2006, Guangdong Province Crop Variety Approval Committee approved the new cut lily variety Baiyu Musk Lily bred by Professor Zhou Hougao of Zhongkai Agricultural Technology College.

Baiyu was bred from the cross between Baisenlin and Leishan in 2003 and backcrossed with Baisenlin. A variety comparison test was carried out in Lianping, Dongguan and Conghua, Guangdong Province from 2004 to 2006. The variety overcame the shortcomings of its parents and current main varieties in agronomic and biological characteristics, and its characters were improved. Its characteristics are: vigorous growth of plants, height of 110~130cm, stem diameter of 0.8~ 0.9 cm. The flowering rate is high and the flowering period is uniform. Seed bulb size had little effect on florescence, seed bulb reproduction performance was good, and multi-generation reproduction characters were stable. Qualified commercial bulbs can be cultivated in one growing season by using scale cuttings, and the quality of cut flowers produced by using self-breeding bulbs is high. The flower bud differentiation is less dependent on long day, the habit of long day of its parent 'Leishan' is improved, the growth period is greatly shortened in short day season, and the cultivation cycle can be completed in 70~110 days. Natural flowering in mid-May, is a mid-mature varieties; cutting seedlings can directly produce cut flowers. Cuttage seedlings grow vigorously, planting in winter, spring and summer can directly produce excellent cut flowers, reduce the link of seed bulb breeding, reduce the cost; cut flower quality is excellent. Cut flower branches symmetrical, leaves arranged sparsely, culm color, leaf color dark green. Beautiful flower shape and posture. Perianth arrangement is close, full flower when reverse roll, ornamental character is good.