What new and superior pomegranate varieties are there? What are their characteristics respectively?

Pomegranate is a fruit that people love to eat in all four seasons. Crystal-clear and dripping with appeal. Of course, different varieties of pomegranate have different market prices. So today the editor of Tuliu.com will introduce the characteristics of new and superior pomegranate varieties

1. Heyi Hongyue (soft-seeded red sweet)

1) Variety origin

Native to Xingyang City, Henan Province.

2) Variety characteristics

The tree vigor is moderate, and the tree posture is open. Young shoots are red, and thorny branches are relatively few and relatively soft. Flowers are red, borne in a single whorl, and the style is yellow. The average single fruit weight is 291g, and the largest fruit is 672g. The base color of the rind is yellow-white, and it is almost entirely bright red, beautiful in appearance, with a smooth surface. The rind is 25mm thick. The seeds are bright red, with a 100-seed weight of 3545g and an extremely soft seed coat. The edible rate is 577%, and the juice yield is 886%. It contains 15.7%-18.2% soluble solids, 127% reducing sugar, and 0.368% total acid. It is sweet and sour, delicious, and of top quality. It does not drop fruit before maturity, but fruit cracking may occur if it rains before harvest. It is relatively storage-tolerant. It blooms in early May and ripens in early to mid-September. It bears fruit 2 years after planting and reaches high yield in 4 years.

3) Suitable planting areas

This variety is cold-resistant, drought-resistant, disease-resistant, storage-tolerant, and medium in insect resistance. It is not choosy about soil and can grow normally in plain areas, loess hills, shallow hillside land, fertile land, and poor land.

2. Heyi soft-seeded large white sweet

1) Variety origin

Native to Xingyang City, Henan Province.

2) Variety characteristics

The tree vigor is strong, and the tree posture is semi-open. Young shoots are yellow-green, with relatively many thorns. The leaves are large, the flowers are yellow-white, the petals are borne in a single whorl, and the style is yellow. The average single fruit weight is 227g, and the largest fruit is 561g. The fruit is oblate or spherical, the fruit surface is yellow-white, and the rind is 3.54mm thick. The seeds are white, with a 100-seed weight of 33-40g. It contains 15%-18% soluble solids, 134% total sugar, and 033% total acid. It is strongly sweet and sour, aromatic, and of top quality, with average storage tolerance. It blooms in May and ripens from late August to mid-September, so it should be harvested early. It sheds leaves in early to mid-November. It bears fruit 2-3 years after planting and reaches high yield in 4-5 years. It is self-fruitful and yields abundantly year after year. It has strong cold resistance, strong disease resistance, and wide adaptability.

3) Suitable planting areas. It is not choosy about soil and can grow normally in plains, loess hills, shallow hillside land, fertile land, and poor land

3. Tunisian soft-seeded

1) Variety origin

Introduced by the Ministry of Forestry from Tunisia in 1986.

2) Variety characteristics

The fruit is round with slightly visible ridges. The average single fruit weight is 4067g, and the largest is 650g. The calyx tube is cylindrical, with 5-7 sepals, closed or open. Near maturity, the rind changes from yellow to red. After maturity, the fruit surface on the sunny outer side is fully red, with some deep red broken stripes, while the red portion on the shaded side accounts for 23. The rind is clean and glossy, with a small amount of fruit rust on individual fruits. The average rind thickness is 3mm, the edible rate is 618%, the seeds are red and the seed coat is extremely soft, the 100-seed weight is 56.2g, the juice yield is 914%, the sugar content is 15.5%, the acid content is 029%, and the vitamin C content is 1.97mg100g. The flavor is sweet, and the quality is excellent. It matures early. The tree vigor is moderate, the branches are relatively dense, and the branching ability is relatively strong. At 4 years old, the crown width and crown height are 2m and 25m respectively. Young tender branches are red and four-angled, old branches are brown, most lateral branches are curled, and thorny branches are few. Young leaves are purplish red, and the leaves are narrow and long, elliptical, and dark green. The flowers are red, the perfect flower rate is about 34%, and the fruit-setting rate is above 70%. The fruit ripens in mid-August.

3) Suitable planting areas

This variety is drought-resistant and disease-resistant, and not strict about soil. Whether in plains, hills, or shallow hillside land, as long as the soil layer is deep, it can grow well. However, its cold resistance is relatively poor, and it is prone to freezing damage in winter, so the development area is limited. Key points of cultivation techniques: For planting time, after leaf fall in autumn and in spring (early to mid-March), select robust, disease- and insect-free cut-back seedlings for planting. Spacing can be 2m×3m, 3m×3m, 3mx4m, etc. 2. Tree shape is mostly natural semi-circular or single-trunk open-center with scattered layered branches. For young trees, the extension branches of the scaffold branches at all levels and the single branches at the branching points should be appropriately shortened, and overly dense branches and vigorous growing branches should be appropriately heavily cut back. Pay attention to thinning out drooping branches, diseased and insect-damaged branches, dead branches, and horizontal branches within the crown, and remove basal sprouts in time. 23. Fertilization: Base fertilizer is mainly farmyard manure, combined with cake fertilizer and quick-acting nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers. Apply in ring-shaped or radial trenches. Topdress and spray foliar micronutrient fertilizer in mid-June. Apply 8-10kg of farmyard manure per young tree. For fruiting trees, for every 1000kg of fruit produced, apply 2000kg of base fertilizer in autumn and 200-400kg of topdressing. Water at the right time. Generally do not water for 10d before harvest to prevent fruit cracking. 24. Pest and disease control: The main pests are peach fruit borer, stem window moth, and pomegranate noctuid. The key control period is from May 30 to July 30, spraying once every 10d to control multiple pests at the same time. To control peach fruit borer, use 90% trichlorfon crystal or 25% fenpropathrin EC 500-1000 times liquid, applied by plugging the calyx with medicated cotton or smearing medicated mud. To control pomegranate dry rot, spray 3-5 degree lime sulfur mixture during the dormant period, and spray 40% carbendazim or 0% thiophanate-methyl 600-800 times liquid during the growing season, etc.