AN EXPORT GRADE NEW TOMATO VARIETY "RED ROSE"

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.