Abstract:

‘Zhongnong Zhenzhu 3’is a newly developed nectarine cultivar resulting from the crossbreeding of ‘Zhongnong Zhenzhu’and‘Zhongyou 16’. This cultivar features striking flowers with pink ovate petals. The fruit is characterized by an oblate shape and a concave apex. The average single fruit weighs 96.5 g. The base color of the peel is light-green accented by dark red hues. The flesh of the fruit is white，and it possesses a clingstone pit. It has a sweet and pleasant flavor，with a soluble solids content of 15.9% and a titratable acidity of 0.43%. This cultivar is classified as mid-maturing，with a fruit development period of 130 days. The trees exhibit high productivity，yielding up to 36 500 kg · hm^-2. ‘Zhongnong Zhenzhu 3’is well-suited for spring planting in Rizhao and Linyi，Shandong Province，as well as in similar ecological regions.

Key words: nectarine, cultivar