A New Cherry Tomato F₁ Hybrid, Bright Red 1

Bright Red 1 (CHT07CHT81) is a new, early maturing cherry tomato F1 hybrid. Its parents were the offspring selected from Japanese and Taiwan commercial varieties. In the spring of 2004, 6 combinations were obtained by crossing 3 cherry tomatoes of the indeterminate growth habit type, CHT01, CHT02 and CHT07, as female, and two of the determinate growth habit type, CHT56 and CHT81, as male parent. Their heterosis and comprehensive characteristics were studied in the autumn and winter of 2004. Three cultivation seasons in the two-year (2005-2006) followed by a multi-year (2006-2008) comparison tests and a production demonstration were conducted. As a result, a new indeterminate growth habit type tomato variety with strong growth potential and high resistances to ToMV and leaf mould was selected. The plant produced mature fruits red in color, oblong in shape, crisp in texture, sweet in taste and weighed 16-18 grams per fruit. It had desirable commodity characteristics for storage and transportation. it's the average yield of the plant was 52 500-60 000 kghm-2. The variety was certified as a new cultivars by the Provincial Crop Variety Approval Committee in 2011.