Journal of Taiwan Agricultural Research

Author:Shyi-Kuan Ou, Ming-Te Lu, Ming-Hui Liu, and Chia-Wei Song*

Abstract:

    New peach cultivar Tainung No. 3 was originated from a cross between ‘Premier’ and ‘Flordared’ in 1997.  After 12 years, plant variety right was granted in October 2010.  ‘Chuenfeng’ peach was named for its early ripening time and high yielding.  Fruits ripen ≈ 81 to 90 d after bloom in TARI, and belong to early ripening cultivars.  Fruits are large, round-shaped, pubescence, easy peeled, white-fleshed, and melting.  Fruit has a desirable soluble solids (11.7°Brix), low titratable acidity (0.38%), sweet, aromatic flavor, and freestone.  Trees require 170 chill units (CU) and suitable for lowland areas of central Taiwan.  This new cultivar combines both advantages of high yielding with good flesh texture from maternal parent ‘Premier’ and large fruit trait from pollen parent ‘Flordared’.  Also, ‘Chuenfeng’ peach makes improvement on the disadvantages of small fruit size of ‘Premier’ and high acidity content of ‘Flordared’.  The performance of ‘Chuenfeng’ is very promising for low-chill peach industry.

Key words:Very low chilling requirement, Medium early ripening, Pedigree, Ancestry

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