Coba-Taichung No. 1Coba (water bamboo), Zizania latifolia, is a popular summer season vegetable for its high nutrition and delicious taste. In 1990, the major cultivated variety is ”Green shell early”, but the late spring bamboo production period and high healthy plant and smut production rate, thus affecting the quality and yield of coba production. The local or farmer selected varieties are most of unknown sources and characteristics resulted in unstable yielding and disease occurrence. Due to the above reason, the station began a series of selection project to select the early, high yielding, low healthy plant and smut production rate of variety. The elite individual plants was selected from ”Green shell” variety cultivated at Puli areas, and multiplication by mother stock selection. The selection line Taichung C-26 was named and registered as Taichung No. 1. The bamboo yield of Taichung No. 1. is higher than that of ”green shell” by 19.4% and 17.5% at spring and fall seasons, respectively. It also higher than that of ”kang-dang” variety by 6.9% and 5.3% at spring and fall crop seasons, respectively. The bamboo shoot production date is earlier than that of ”green shell” by 23 days and 6 days, than that of ”kang-dang” by 4 days and no difference at spring and fall crops season, respectively. The Taichung No. 1. have low healthy plant and smut production rate than check varieties. The new variety ”Taichung No. 1.” Possessed earlier maturity, high yielding and good taste characteristic is suitable for growing in paddy-field areas for two seasons production.Tomato-Taichung Asveg No. 10 The new line FMTT 593 was introduced from AVRDC in 1994 and Taichung Asveg NO.4 was used as control in regional trial. These trials were conducted in lowland for two years (1996~1997) and in highland for three years (1998~2000). FMTT593 was selected as a new tomato line with heat tolerance, disease resistance and green shoulder. The evaluation of this new variety was completed in July, 2000, and released as ”Taichung Asveg No.10” as well as the trade name was given as ”Ai-Lan black tomato”.The characteristics of Taichung Asveg No. 10 are indeterminate, vigorous. There are 6-8 flowers in average per cluster while it flowers. The fruit setting rate are 89% in autumn and 42% in late summer crop. Fruit shape is globe and shoulder color of immature fruit is dark green and then turns into red in mature fruit. Average weight of single fruit is 164g. The fruits are firm with crisp texture and good storage ability. The yield is 68.8 ton/ha at highland (above sea level 600-1,000m) in summer crop, 44.4 ton/ha at lowland in late summer crop in southern Taiwan, as well as 36.8 ton/ha in lowland in summer crop in northern Taiwan. Durations from planting to last harvest are 114-135 days, and fruit producing periods are 42-68 days.