(1.Cash Crops Research Institute, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Hubei Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasm Innovation and Genetic Improvement, Wuhan,Hubei 430064；2.Kasetsart University,Bangkok，Thailand 10230；3.Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Wuhan,Hubei 430064)
A new hot pepper F1 hybrid of fresh-eating long-line pepper ‘E Jiao Xiangshuai’ was developed by inbred lines ‘BL8’ and ‘CA1324-4’ as female and male parent respectively. The plant has a strong growth potential, 55 cm in height, 52 cm in width, green leaves, oval shape, little hair, alternate leaves, strong branching and purple patches at the branches, 8-9 nodes at the initial flower node, white corolla and flat calyx. It has a strong sitting fruit force, 28-32 cm in fruit length, 1.3 cm in fruit diameter and 0.2 cm in thickness, the fruit is long horn shaped, the pepper is straight, the fruit surface is smooth, three ventricles, the weight of a single fruit is about 26 g, the color of the fruit is green, the meat is crisp, the taste is spicy, suitable for fresh food. The variety is resistant to bacterial spot and CMV, has good fruit setting and high yield, and is suitable for open field and alpine cultivation in spring and summer in the Yangtze River region.