Abstract:
Qiuji is a fresh-eating, late-ripening and high quality plum, which is cultivated in Japan firstly and has sailed through the Fujian provincial new variety assert examination in 2014.Our results showed that the mature stage begins in middle to late of July and the fruit is subcircular and had bloom, with the bottom color of yellow.Then, the peel was mauve when fruit full maturity, the flesh was orange yellow and tender, and stone is ellipse and clingstone.Furthermore, the weight, soluble solids content and edible rate are ranged from 119.6g to 146.0g, 12.5%to 14.9%, and 97.0%, separately.In the end, our results suggest that Qiuji is a high yield variety with strong disease resistance, good commercial character, and big market potential, and it will have fruit after planting for 3to 4years, and harvest after planting for 5to 6years.