Breeding of a new tomato cultivar Zhefen 716 with TYLCV resistance
Zhefen 716 was a new variety of heat resistant and anti-tomato yellow leaf curl virus with T16-022A as the fe-male parent and T12-032RA as the male parent. The variety was early maturing,indeterminate growth and strong growth potential. Fruit was round and the average single fruit mass was about 230 g. Mature fruit was colored in pink and it had good hardness,and good storage and transportation tolerance. The soluble solid content of the mature fruit was 4.80%,and the vitamin C content was 137 mg·kg-1 and lycopene content was 54.86 mg·kg-1. Comprehensive resistance was strong,and it was resistanct to tomato yellow leaf curl virus,tomato mosaic virus,gray leaf spot,leaf mildew and root knot nematodes. The variety was suitable for multiple areas in our country,people of which like eating pink tomato fruits,especially suitable for the cultivation in the Yangtze River basin in autumn. The average yield can reach 5765.22 kg·667 m-2.