Excellent apricot variety 98-8

98-8 is an excellent new strain selected by Zhengzhou Fruit Tree Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. through several years of cultivation and observation, this strain has the advantages of large fruit, beautiful appearance, excellent quality, early fruit, high yield and so on.

First, the main characters: the tree is strong, the tree posture is open, and the sprouting ability and branching ability are medium. The trunk and perennial branches are dark gray, annual branches are brown, lenticels are many, and the leaves are nearly round, dark green, thick and shiny. The fruit is nearly round, with a vertical diameter of 5.5 cm, a horizontal diameter of 5.6 cm and a lateral diameter of 5.8 cm, with a flat top; the average single fruit weighs 100 grams, and the maximum fruit weight is 180 grams; the fruit face is orange and red; the flesh is golden, fleshy, juicy, less fiber and sweet. Soluble solids 13.2%, quality, kernel, sweet, edible rate of 95.2%, room temperature can be stored for 5-7 days. In Zhengzhou area, the flower bud germinated in early March, flowered in mid-late March, florescence was about 7 days, and the fruit matured in early June.

Although the flower bud of this strain is easy to form, pollination varieties must be configured. Generally, the yield of the second year after planting is 600kg per mu in the third year, 1600 kg in the fourth year, and 2500-3000 kg in the mature orchard.

2. Key points of cultivation techniques

⑴ close planting cultivation: generally, the row spacing of colonized plants should be 2 m × 3 m, and 2 m × 4 m should be adopted when the soil is fertile. 98-6, Yangshao, Kate and other varieties can be selected as pollination trees. ⑵ shaping and pruning: open layered shape, happy shape or spinning shape can be used. The advantage of the spindle shape is that the large fruiting branch is planted on the central stem, the distribution and transportation of nutrients is easy, and the load is large.