Title: Breeding report of a new early-ripening sweet cherry cultivar—— Mingzhu
Abstract: A new sweet cherry cultivar, Mingzhu, is an early season cultivar with wide heart shape, average weight 12.3 g and maximum weight 14.5 g. The skin of the fruit is yellow-pink . The color of flesh is flavescent. The fruit has substantial juice and sour-sweet taste with 22% soluble solids content, 93.27% edible rate and good quality. In Dalian , this cultivar ripens in June. Mingzhu was selected from the seedling of the natural hybrid seeds of fine strain 10-58 derived from the cross combination of Napoleon×Zaofeng. The parental material has strong vigor and great momentum for growth. The heart-shaped fruit is mid-big sized, with the average weight of 7.5 g. The fruit skin is pale yellow at the bottom, and shiny red at the sunny side with great luster and elegant surface color. The flesh is crisp, with a sweet and sour taste. The fruit has a top grand quality and is suitable for storage and long-distance transportation. The maturity of the fruit is mid-late.
Publication Year: 2010
Publication Date: 2010-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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