Applications of heterosis in common carp
Feng carp
This hybrid comes from the combination of Xingguo red carp ×
scattered mirror carp, first developed by staff at the Hubei
Institute of Hydrobiology. At the fingerling stage, the growth
rate of Feng carp is typically 1.5-1.6 times of that of maternal
fish, and at the adult stage, 1.32 times