关键词: 苹果, 早熟, 品种

Abstract: ‘Xialu’is a new early-ripening apple cultivar selected from the bud mutation of ‘Xiahong’. The fruit was oblong in shape and the averaged single fruit weight was 203.6 g. The fruit skin was glossy with yellow-green ground color and bright red over color. The flesh was juicy，sweet and sour，palatable and aromatic. The fruit was good in taste quality with a firmness of 8.73 kg · cm-2 and the soluble solids content of 14.25%. The duration of fruit development was 90–95 d. The cultivar was easy-flowering，early-fruiting and high-yield，and the yield in full bearing period could reach to 45 000 kg · hm-2

Key words: apple；early-ripening；cultivar