The current situation and trend of tomato cultivation in China

Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Miller) is an important vegetable crop wide ly cultivated in China. According to the climate, four ecological districts of tomato cultivation can be distinguished, namely Southern District, Midd le and Eastern District. Northern District, and Northeastern District. Toma toes are grown mainly in plastic tunnels or in open fields. The varieties w ith large fruit, red or pink are favored. Though there are many diseases an d pests which attack tomatoes; only a few of them were included in the bree ding programme, such as TMV, CMV, Cladosperium fulvum, Pseudomonas solanace arum. Further work will include the disease resistance to other diseases an d pests, fruit quality and long growing season for greenhouse production.