Breeding of a New Medium-maturity,High-yield,High Content of Soluble Solids Tomato Variety'Tunhe 2606'Suitable for Processing
'Tunhe 2606'was a first generation hybrid of medium-maturity and processed tomato variety,which was crossed by taking the inbred line 11-301 as the female parent and the inbred line 11-143 as the male parent.'Tunhe 2606'takes 105-110 days from planting to 85%maturity,as well as strong growth vigor and self capped growth type with large plant width,uniform lateral branches and good ridge coverage.It has a high fruit setting rate,no fruit nodes,uniform coloring,bright red mature fruit,oval shaped fruit,compact flesh,resistance to crack and resistance to pressure.'Tunhe 2606'has an average soluble solid content of 5.35%,an average lycopene content of 134.3 mg/kg,good field storage tolerance,strong adaptability,concentrated maturity and suitable for mechanical harvesting.'Tunhe 2606'has an average single fruit weight of 60-65 g and an average yield of 12 459.68 kg per 667 m2.It is suitable for protected cultivation in northwest regions of China such as Xinjiang,Gansu,Ningxia,Inner Mongolia and so on.