Breeding of tomato variety Nongke 6

Nongke 6 is a new hybrid tomato variety bred by using ZX318-56 and AL52 as female and male parents,respectively.It was registered by Guangxi Committee for Crop Variety Registration in April,2010.It was characterized by the following properties: unlimited growth type,strong growth vigor;uniform size and oval shape,bright red fruits;130 g average fruit weight;4% soluble solids content;218 mg/kg Vitamin C content;4.2% total sugar and 4.5 sugar to acid ratio.The fruit of Nongke 6 is hard,suitable for long term storage,resistant to bacterial wilt and moderately resistance to virus diseases,high commodity rate with low fruit deformity and cracking rate and 97952.8 kg/ha average yield.It was found suitable for cultivation in the Southern China.