Volume 60 Number 1 Article 4
Year 2006 Month 1
Title: Red Table Grape 'Hongisul'
Authors: K.S. Park, H.K. Yun and H.S. Suh
Abstract:
‘Hongisul’ resulted from a cross between
‘Campbell Early’ (Vitis labrusca) and ‘Himrod
Seedless’ (Vitis sp.) at the National Horicultural
Research Institute (NHRI), RDA,
Korea in 1981. It was preliminarily selected
in 1995, tested in seven sites in the region
from 1996-2000 as ‘Wonkyo RA-06’, and
named in 2000. ‘Hongisul’ has good quality
with high soluble solids (TSS), low titratable
acidity, attractive red skin color, abundant
bloom, and no skin cracking. ‘Hongisul’ has
a mean budburst on 20 April, flowers on 3
June, and fruit matures on 31 August in Suwon,
five days earlier than ‘Campbell Early’
in Suwon.
It is considered an early season
cultivar.
The mean berry weight of ‘Hongisul’
is 5.9 g, similar to ‘Campbell Early’,
and mean TSS is 16.3°Brix, about 1˜2°Brix
higher than ‘Campbell Early’. The flesh texture
is medium and juicy. ‘Hongisul’ has
good cold hardiness, fruiting, and disease
resistance.
It is recommended for planting as
an alternative to ‘Campbell Early’, the leading
table grape in Korea. ‘Hongisul’ is an
early-season red table grape which produces
fruits with pronounced varietal characters
similar to ‘Campell Early’, one of its parents.
It is distinguished by its superior fruit quality
combined with good productivity, partial
resistance to several diseases, and cold
hardiness superior to its acclaimed parent,
‘Campbell Early’. ‘Hongisul’, which means
“red dew” in Korean, is the fifth table grape
cultivar named by the NHRI. It followed the
release of ‘Cheongsoo’ (1), ‘Hongdan’ (4),
‘Tamnara’ (2), and ‘Heukgoosul’ (3).
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