Breeding and Characteristcs of a New Pepper Variety,‘Yuehong 1’
A new hybrid variety of red pepper with fresh fruit,Yuehong 1,was bred by crossing between 1780,a good inbred li ne as the female parent and W405,a hot pepper source with good quality induced from Singapore as the male parent.It is a mid-early maturing variety.The young maturing fruit was green and in the shape of a sheep horn,and was 17.7 cm in length,2.0 cm in diameter,0.3 cm in thickness with single fruit weigh 30 grams.When totally matured,the fruit turn brilliantly red and with a shinny,smooth surface.The fruit was straight with moderate hot taste.It had excellent hardness and quaility and good for storage and transportation.Yuehong 1 is suitable for planting in south China.