Up Summerfruit Cultivar Evaluations 1996/97
Mike Malone and Nicola Hall - HortResearch, Hawkes Bay Research Centre

Malic Acid Titrations

Cultivar % Malic Acid pH

Peach and Nectarine

Low Acid


(0.20-0.55 %Malic Acid) Chiyohime 0.22 4.55

69 EC342 0.30 4.26

Sugar Lady 0.34 4.16

White Lady 0.34 3.95

Snowbrite 0.37 4.07

Scarlet O’Hara 0.43 3.68

White Princess 0.44 4.10

Bright Pearl 0.51 4.29

Saotome 0.51
Medium Acid


(0.56-0.99 %Malic Acid) Crown Princess 0.64 3.64

Spring Red OP 0.66 3.54

Arctic Rose 0.71 3.76

RGH 1/7 0.71 3.58

33GD109 0.76 3.76

Rose Diamond 0.76 3.55

Arctic Queen 0.98 3.63
High Acid


(1.00-1.50 %Malic Acid) Summer Bright 1.00 -

Red Gold 1.01 3.46

Arctic Glo 1.04 3.39

Spring Bright 1.10 3.48

Zee Glo 1.11 3.61

Diamond Ray 1.17 3.34

Elegant Lady 1.22 3.20

Sparkling May 1.23 3.38

Ruby Diamond 1.24 3.40

Summer Fire 1.28 3.60

Tasty Zee 1.32 3.31

Queen Giant 1.35 3.16

Red Glen 1.39 3.49

Summer Blush 1.47 3.41




Plums & Plumcots


Flavor King 0.95 3.35

Luisa 1.09 3.20

Angelino 1.32 3.32

Royal Star 1.34 3.09

Purple Lady 1.53 3.21

147LB395 1.54 3.10

Fortune 1.61 3.19

2. HortResearch Advanced Selections

Cultivar % Malic Acid pH

Peach

3/40 1.04 3.41

3/60 0.37 4.05

4/33 0.45 3.98

4/4 0.42 4.08

6/81 0.51 3.89

7/81 0.44 3.91

9A - -

Peach 1/27 0.53 3.77

Peach 6A - -

Peach 7A 0.48 3.98

Peach 7B 0.25 4.27



Nectarine

13/7 0.93 3.51

13/9 0.89 3.62




Breeding Selections

10/21 0.81 3.63

11/3 0.84 3.51

11/50 0.81 3.62

11/60 0.60 3.74

11/8 0.43 4.03

12/66 0.72 3.60

12/72 0.52 3.87

13/45 0.44 4.18

13/48 0.48 4.03

17/17 1.21 3.40

17/68 0.75 3.66

17/70 0.57 3.98

17/70B 0.26 4.38

17/8 0.77 3.58

18/6 0.42 4.00

20/23 0.31 4.37

25/30 0.82 3.66

25/45 0.79 3.85

25/48 0.82 3.72

27/40 0.36 4.15

6/12 0.25 4.44

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