Abstract：‘Ganke No. 5’is a new hot pepper F1 hybrid developed by crossing 2 inbred lines P0608 and P0635．It is of mid-early maturity．It takes about 43 days from planting to harvesting．The plant has strong growth vigor．Its plant high is 90-100 cm and divergence is 65 cm．Its stem is thick．The leaves and fruits are dark green in color．Its fruit flesh is about 33 cm thick，and the average single fruit weight is 55 g．Each plant can bear 23-28 fruits．The fruit has strong piquant flavor and good quality．The Vitamin content is 1.41 g?kg-1．It has stronger resistance to phytophthora blight than the control‘Longjiao No. 2’The yield is about 66.0 t?hm-2．It is suitable for cultivation both in open and protected fields．It has been extended to 3 500 hm2 in Gansu，Xinjiang，Qinghai，Ningxia，Shaanxi，Yunnan，Guangxi，Hainan，etc.
