关键词: 桃, 早熟, 硬肉, 品种

Abstract: ‘Chaowei’is a new early-ripening peach cultivar with hard flesh and large fruit size,developed through artificial cross-pollination using‘Qinwang’as the female parent and‘99-37-46’as the male parent. The fruit is round and regular in shape, with an average single fruit weight of 272.0 g and a maximum of 484.6 g. The flesh is white and rich in anthocyanins,featuring a crisp texture,fine consistency,and a sweet,fragrant flavor. It has a soluble solids content of 11.8%-13.6% and a total acidity of 0.18%. The flesh remains exceptionally firm,maintaining a hardness of 9.55 kg · cm^-2 ten days after ripening. The fruit can hang on the tree for more than 15 days and exhibits good postharvest storage tolerance. Trees enter full production in the fourth year,with a stable annual yield of approximately 28 191.0 kg · hm^-2. This cultivar is suitable for cultivation in appropriate growing areas across Anhui Province.

Key words: peach, early-ripening, hard-fleshed, cultivar