Breeding of New Flue-cured Tobacco Hybrid Variety Zhongyan 205 and its Characteristics

A Flue-cured tobacco new varieties of hybrid male sterility Zhongyan 205 (previously CF9087) was bred by Qingzhou Tobacco Research Institute and others, whose parent was MS CF90 as the female and CF87 as male. Zhongyan 205 had been validated by Shandong Tobacco Variety Validation Committee of the National Tobacco Variety Approval Committee in October 2012. The variety inherited the excellent characteristics of both parents. It had good performance with regard to leaf yield, quality, economic value, and disease resistance. Overall, it was better than NC89 Zhongyan100 in Shandong, Henan and other tobacco-growing areas. Appearance quality and inherent quality is in line with the current requirment of the cigarette industry. It has strong resistance to TMV, brown spot disease, CMV and PVY. Not only is it suitable for planting in Weifang, but also for Shandong and other similar tobacco growth region. It has stable performance and high agricultural economy.