Abstract：‘Ruixue’is a new pepper F1 hybrid of early-medium maturity developed by crossing inbred line‘P878’as female parent and inbred line‘P1088’as male parent．Its plant is of medium growth potential，with loose plant type．The first flower sets on about the 7th node．It is easy to bear fruit．The sizes of upper and lower layer fruits are uniform．The commodity fruit rate is high．The fruit is of horny shape with wrinkles，sunken shoulder and spiral stem base．The fruit is 22-30 cm in length and about 3 cm in shoulder width．The ripe fruit is green in color，and the old ripe fruit is bright red in color．The single fruit weight is about 60 g．The VC content is 920 mg · kg-1，and capsaicin content is 0.47%．It tastes spicy．In fields，its resistance to CMV，anthracnose and powdery mildew is stronger than that of the contrast‘Longjiao No.3’．It can yield about 90 t · hm-2．It is suitable for cultivation in early spring，late autumn and over winter at protected fields in Gansu Province and regions with same latitude．
