Abstract:

‘Heijin’is a new early-ripening Actinidia chinensis cultivar with yellow flesh，bred from the seedling selection of ‘Huayou’. The fruit is nearly ovoid in shape，with brown or slightly black skin，and the average weight of fruit is 104.83 g. The flesh color is golden yellow，the core color is yellow-white，and with tender，juicy taste and strongly aromatic. The content of soluble solids，total sugar，titratable acidity and vitamin C are 20.4%，13.1%，0.63% and 1 160 mg · kg^-1，respectively. The fruit is ripe in the middle of September in Guanzhong District of Shaanxi Province，with an average yield of 27 700 kg · hm^-2 in the full fruit stage.

Key words: kiwifruit, early-ripening, yellow flesh, cultivar