关键词: 苹果, 品种

Abstract: ‘Pingguang’is a new middle-late ripening apple cultivar derived from a cross‘Fuji’× ‘Tsugaru’. The average single fruit weight is 212 g. Its shape is cone to long-cone and regular shape index is 0.88. It has a beautiful appearence with a deep-red color. The skin is smooth，waxy and moderately thick. The fruit flesh is light-yellow and characterized by crispness and juiciness with 8.4 kg ? cm-2 firmness and 15.5% soluble solids content，having high sugar，low acid contents and an aromatic flavour. The fruit is easy to color up. This cultivar has high resistance to diseases and strong adaptability.

Key words: apple, cultivar