Breeding of a New Hybrid Hot Pepper,Mingjiao 7,for Processing Applications

A new hybrid hot pepper, Mingjiao 7, for processing applications was bred by crossing between m16-4-2-1-3, as a female parent, and f243-2-4-3-1, as a male parent.The resultant variety was an mid-to-early –maturing, strong and vigorous growing plant.Its nodes at the first flowering stage numbered 9to 11.The fruit was about 7-9cm long, 2.5-3cm in diameter, 0.2cm on wall thickness and weighed 7-10 g.The young maturing fruit was green in color, and the matured fruit was red with a ruffled surface, and had a spicy taste with desirable commercial quality.It took approximately 60-65 dfrom planting to harvest.The averaged fruit yield was 42 000-52 500kg·hm-2.The plant was strongly resistant to stresses, and the peppers had a moderate storability.Consequently, Mingjiao 7was considered suitable for farming in Fujian and/or other areas of similar ecological conditions.