Breeding of a new cherry tomato variety, Shengya

By using 9 high-generation,inbred lines of cherry tomato varieties with distinctively different characteristics among them,39 hybrid combinations were bred for comparison.Among them,the combination T-013(Shengya) showed the most desirable overall characteristics.It grew vigorously,matured in middle-to-early season,and its oval,glossy,red fruits were full-flesh with few seeds,a desirable sweetness of Brix 7.8-8.5,and weighed 12-15g.Field tests on Shengya at various locations rendered a fruit yield ranging from 52000 to 55000 kghm-2,which were 19.3%,20.7% and 18.5% higher than that of the control at Fuzhou,Ningde and Sanming,respectively.