Abstract: ‘Xinke 18’is a new pepper hybrid cultivar which was bred with the male-sterile line ‘161A’as female parent and the restorer line‘07-199’as the male parent. It has a crescent fruit shape with 22.3 cm in length，3.7 cm in diameter，0.34 cm in pulp thickness and 76.9 g in average single fruit weight. The fruit has a smooth surface, a yellow-green color, slightly spicy, thin crisp texture and excellent taste. The vitamin C content of fresh fruit is 0.911 mg · g-1 and average yield is 56 590 kg · hm-2. It is suitable for protected cultivation in early spring.

Key words: Capsicum annuum, three-line hybrid, cultivar