Breeding of a New Balsam Pear Variety Ruyu 53

Ruyu 53 Balsam pear was the F1 hybrid between the inbred line Meiguan-49 and K0816.The variety displayed early-middle ripe character.The fruit was long stick,green skin,with round tumour.The average weight was 500 g,the length was about 35 cm,the diameter was 6-7cm,the meat thickness was about 1.0cm.The fruit meat tasted sweet,fragile and little bitter.Ruyu53 Balsam pear produced stable(yield ranging from 2 000 to 3 000kg·667m-2.It is suitable to be planted in Fujian province and periphery provinces.