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Scientists Test Release of Cuimi Longan-Lychee Hybrid

8/12/2026

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Scientists led by Prof. Liu Chengming will test release of Cuimi after its harvest ripens next month.
Cuimi, an intergeneric hybrid of Shixia longan (maternal) and lychee (paternal), breaks traditional reproductive barriers.
The crop planted in Guangdong, Sichuan and Yunnan yields a thousand jin per year and starts trial sales mid-September.
State-run Science and Technology Daily called Cuimi a breakthrough because 90 % of its genetics derive from the longan mother.

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Scientists led by Prof. Liu Chengming will test release of Cuimi after its harvest ripens next month.
Cuimi, an intergeneric hybrid of Shixia longan (maternal) and lychee (paternal), breaks traditional reproductive barriers.
The crop planted in Guangdong, Sichuan and Yunnan yields a thousand jin per year and starts trial sales mid-September.
State-run Science and Technology Daily called Cuimi a breakthrough because 90 % of its genetics derive from the longan mother.