优质出口番茄新品种“红玫瑰”

AN EXPORT GRADE NEW TOMATO VARIETY "RED ROSE"

“红玫瑰”是从香港市场获得的一个杂种中,用系统选择法育成的番茄新品种,其果形美观、大小均匀、色泽鲜红、果肉厚、坚硬不裂、水份少、甜酸适口,是广东出口番茄的主栽品种。本文介绍其选育过程,主要性状及栽培技术要点。

In this paper are described the breeding process, major characters as well as cultivation techniqve of the export grade tomato variety 'RED ROSE'.'RED ROSE' was systematically selected through six generations from a hybrid fruit acquired in Hong Kong The plants of this mew variety are determinate. The fruits which are oval,bright red in colour,about 70 grams in weight and with uniform size have firm flesh. The flesh of the fruit is 0. 6 - 0. 7 cm in thickness and low in water content. The fruits are resistant to bursting and cracking,can withstand 6. 7 kg/cm2pressore when ripe and show xcellent transport quality .After being transported one hundred kilometers, the ripe fruits could store for more than twenty days. This variety has excellent taste and is the predominant export grade tomato variety of Guangdong Province.