红肉火龙果新品种‘美龙1号’

A New Red-Fleshed Pitaya Cultivar’Meilong 1’

‘美龙1号’是由哥斯达黎加火龙果原生种(Hylocereus costaricensis)和越南白肉品种‘白玉龙’(Hylocereus undatus)杂交后代中选出的红肉火龙果新品种。果实长椭圆形,鳞片绿色,果皮鲜红色,果肉大红色;平均单果质量525 g,中心可溶性固形物含量20.1%,可食率76%,肉质脆爽、清甜多汁、微香,品质优。果实生育期为30~50 d,末批次果成熟时间为12月下旬。植株成花能力强,自花亲和性好,丰产稳产,适合广西桂南以及生态条件相似地区栽培。

’Meilong 1’is a new red flesh pitaya cultivar selected from the hybrid offsprings of Costa Rican native species(Hylocereus costaricensis)and white flesh species of Vietnam pitaya’Baiyulong’(Hylocereus undatus).The fruit has long oval shape,bright green squam and red peel.The average single fruit weight is 525 g;the total soluble solids content is 20.1%;edible rate is 76%.Its flesh is delicate,sweet,slightly fragrant.The fruit development period is 30-50 d,and the last fruit batches matures at the end of December in Nanning.The plant has strong flowering ability,good self-flowering compatibility,high and stable yield,and is suitable for cultivation in south Guangxi and the similar climatic regions.