| Abstract: With strong growth vigor, thick and crisp pulp, large fruit shape, lantern shape, four ventricles, disease resistance, good fruit setting ability under low temperature and weak light as the breeding objectives, a new cultivar of colored pepper 'Caojiao Huangfeng' was selected by single plant and single fruit selection method. It was medium mature, compact plant type, medium plant height (85 cm), more lateral branches (plant width of 75 cm), oval green leaves, and the 8th to 9th nodes of the fi rst fl owering node. The fruit was lantern shaped, 3-4 ventricles, smooth, dark green to golden yellow, sweet and crisp, with a longitudinal diameter of 10.5 cm, a transverse diameter of 8.2 cm, a pulp thickness of 0.51 cm, and weight of 150.2 g per fruit. Field investigation showed that it was relatively resistant to epidemic disease and virus disease, suitable for planting in protected areas in western Inner Mongolia. |