杂交苹果新品种‘绯霞’的选育

Breeding report on the new apple cultivar ‘Feixia'

‘绯霞’是以红玉作母本,丹霞为父本杂交育成的苹果新品种。果实短圆锥形,平均单果重185g,最大果重229g。果面底色淡黄,充分成熟时全面着鲜红色条纹,色彩艳丽,果面光洁。果肉乳黄色,肉质细、汁液多、香味浓、口感脆,果实耐贮运。在晋中地区10月上旬成熟。果实外观、色泽、风味、口感等方面优于生产上主栽品种红富士,极具发展前景。

Feixia'was bred by the Fruit Research Institute, Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences. It was derived from the cross Jonathan x Danxia. The fruit shape is short conic, with an average weight of 185 g, but reaching 229 g, having a smooth yellowish back ground covered with bright red stripes on the 90% surface. Flesh is creamy yellow, fine, crisp and juicy, with strong aroma and top eating quality. Its shipping quality is good. Its maturity season is in early October at the middle part of Shanxi province. Judged by the fruit appearance, color and eating quality it is superior to Red Fuji, the leading grown cultivar in China. It was examined and approved by the Crop Variety Examination and Approval Board of Shanxi Province on October 13th, 2004.