A new early ripening apricot cultivar – ‘Kuijin’

Abstract

Kuijin apricot is a early ripening cultivar originated from the cross between Honghebao and Erhuacao.The tree has robust vigor and high self-pollinated rate.The leaf color is dark green.Its fruit shape is nearly round with an average fruit weight 89.1 g;The fruit skin is orange with bright,clean and beautiful surface.The flesh is yellow,fine ,juicy,sour-sweet and aromatic,with soluble solids content of 13.2%.The fruit development period is 56 d.