Development of a New Peach Cultivar 'Fukuakari'

Fukuakari ' is a new peach cultivar, which was resulted from a cross between 'Kawanakajima hakuto' and 'Momo Fukushima No.8' in Fukushima Fruit Tree Experiment Station(the present Fruit Tree Research Centre of Fukushima Agricutural Technology Centre) in 1999. It blossoms at the same time with 'Akatsuki' and it has abundant pollens with high fertility, bringing stable fruit- setting.'Fukuakari' matures from the beginning to late of July. Skin color is red with some stripe. Fruit weight is approximately 293g in a seedling tree and 287g in the tree on Tsukuba No.9 rootstock. Since soluble solids concentrations (Brix) ranges 12 to 14 ° , with 4.4 to 4.8 in pH of fruit juice, fruit taste is sweet. Fruit weight of 'Fukuakari ' is heavy as early varieties, and coloring in fruit shin is easy in spite of delaying the start of coloring. 'Fukuakari ' can be expected as an alternative cultivar to 'Gyousei ' , because of higher advantage of productive property on the orchard management in comparison with 'Gyousei '.