Volume 55 Number 1 Article 1
Year 2001 Month 1
Title: ŽUFO` a Saucer or Donut Peach
Authors: W.B. Sherman and P.M. Lyrene
Abstract:
'UFO' saucer peach [Prunus persica
(L.) Batsch] is released for trials by the
Florida Agricultural Experiment Station.
Trees of 'UFO' produce an attractive,
sweet tasting, yellow and non-melting
flesh fruit intended for fresh use that can
be harvested "tree ripe," with full flavor
and aroma, while retaining firmness for
longer shelf life than fruit from melting
flesh cultivars. 'UFO' is the earliest non-melting
flesh, saucer (peen-tao, peento,
flat, or donut shape) peach variety to ripen
in the USA when grown in a subtropical
climate to take advantage of its low-chill
requirement and resulting early bloom.
It
originated from a 1995 open pollination of
Fla. 95-10pc (complex parentage), was
observed fruiting in 1997, and was selected in 1998 and tested as Fla. 98-7pc.
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