Table 3: Different fruit quality characteristics of Pop-DG parental cultivars, ‘Dr. Davis’ and ‘Georgia Belle’
|
S.no |
Trait/Character |
‘Dr. Davis’ |
‘Georgia Belle’ |
|
1 |
Ripening date |
Later |
Earlier |
|
2 |
Skin color |
Orange ground, with blush |
Green/yellow, no blush |
|
3 |
Flesh color |
Yellow -orange |
White-cream |
|
4 |
Stone adhesion |
Clingstone |
Freestone |
|
5 |
Flesh texture |
Firm, non meting flesh |
Soft, melting flesh |
|
6 |
Aroma |
Bland |
Sharp |
|
7 |
Sweetness (SSC) |
11.5 |
13.0 |
|
8 |
Acidity (TA) |
High |
Low |
|
9 |
Mealiness |
None |
High susceptibility |
|
10 |
Browning |
Medium susceptibility |
High susceptibility |
|
11 |
Bleeding |
High susceptibility |
Low susceptibility |
TA = Titratable acidity, SSC = soluble solids content