‘Shenghan 740’ is a new mid-early ripening hot pepper F₁ hybrid developed by crossing inbred
line‘ 15-Y24’ as female parent with inbred line‘ 15-Y36’ as male parent．Its first flower sets on the 10-11th
node．The plant has strong growth vigor，successive fruit bearing ability and high yield．Its fruit is of horn shape
with smooth skin．The green unmatured fruit is light green and matured one is bright red in color．The single
fruit weight is 120-170 g．Its fruit is 26-30 cm in vertical diameter and 5.2 cm in width．The pulp is about 0.4
cm in thickness．The variety is resistance to TMV，moderate resistance to CMV．It has excellent cold tolerance
and can yield over 105 t·hm^-2 in solar greenhouse in northern China．It is suitable for winter cultivation in solar
greenhouse，and also in protected fields in northern China as early spring and autumn-winter crops．