Abstract: ‘Layou 13’（Capsicum annuum L.）is a new hot pepper cultivar derived from excellent cytoplasmic male sterile（CMS）line 561A crossing with restoring line Z154. The fruit is green-colored，sheep-horn shaped. Ripe fruit is smooth-skinned with fresh red. The average single fruit is 12.2–13.3 cm long，12.8–15.6 g weigh. The average yield is about 35 000 kg ? hm-2. The soluble sugar content is 22.3 g ? kg-1，the protein content is 12.7 mg ? kg-1，and the vitamin C content is 1.07 mg ? g-1. It has high yield，good quality，good adaptability，medium maturity，resistance to high stress，and bacterial wilt disease. ‘Layou 13’is suitable for open field cultivation in spring in the areas of Guangdong，Guangxi and Hainan Province.

Key words: hot pepper, cytoplasmic male sterile, cultivar