Title: ‘Eylul’: A New Late Ripening Apricot Cultivar for Fresh Market
Abstract: fruit breeding, late ripening, fruit quality 'Eylul' is the most recent apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) cultivar bred in the Multi-Purpose Apricot Breeding Program of Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey, and released for propagation in 2017.'Eylul' means September in Turkish which addresses its late ripening characteristics.The cultivar is selfcompatible and capable of setting full crops without the presence of other cultivars.Besides, it successfully adapts Malatya, the main apricot production area in the world.'Eylul' fruit ripen late, with a fruit development period of 149 d, and are suitable for fresh consumption with good fruit quality and productivity.Fruit are oblong shaped and are pleasant dull gold-yellow in skin color with red blush covering 5% to 10% of the fruit skin.From adequately thinned trees, growers can expect 30-35 g fruit that are juicy and having more than 17% soluble solid content and moderate acidity.