| Ophiopogon japonicus ‘Jianjiang'is a new strain bred by Guizhou Pratacultural Institute, which is suitable for the subtropical area that the rainfall is over 800 mm in Southern Regions of Yangtze River of China. In order to promote the breeding, cultivation and application of O. japonicus ‘Jianjiang’, we conducted the variety comparative trial in 2009-2011 under such different ecological conditions as Jiangsu Nanjing, Guangdong Zengcheng, Guizhou Dushan and Guizhou
Guiyang. The agronomic character, ornamental, resistance and vegetative propagation speed were compared and analyzed.
The results showed that O. japonicus ‘Jianjiang’could grow and reproduce normally in 4 pilots; Compared with the
original group and ordinary variety, O. japonicus ‘Jianjiang’presented as strong shade tolerance and resistance, high
ornamental and reproductive rate, It’s an excellent variety of landscape greening. |
