Comprehensive Evaluation and Screening of Fruit Quality of Domestic Excellent New Litchi Cultivars Introduced to Yulin
In order to understand the fruit quality performance of different litchi cultivars introduced in Yulin area,and select high quality litchi cultivars and optimize the layout of local varieties,this study used the new litchi cultivars introduced to Yulin area as test materials,and fruit quantitative traits including single fruit weight,longitudinal diameter,transverse diameter,peel weight,seed weight,total soluble solid,edible rate and char kernel rate were determined respectively,while the comprehensive evaluation was conducted in combination with the quality traits such as peel color,flesh color,texture,aroma,flavor and astringency.The results showed that the comprehensive scores of fruit quality traits from high to low were'Xianjinfeng','Bingli','Nuomici','Caomeili','Dengpaoli','Tangxiahong','Hongjuren'and'Heli'.The comprehensive quality traits of'Xianjinfeng','Bingli'and'Nuomici'were superior,and they could be considered as alternative varieties in adjusting the variety structure.The other litchi cultivars had better performance in someone trait:'Caomeili'had a high char kernel rate;'Dengpaoli'had a high soluble solids content;'Tangxiahong'and'Hongjuren'had a relatively heavy single fruit weight,and'Hongjuren'had the largest fruit size.The results of this study would be of great significance for the breeding selection of high-quality litchi cultivars and the innovative utilization of litchi germplasm resources in Yulin area.