What is the difference between Tainong No. 1 and Zixiang No. 1 passion fruit, and is Zixiang No. 1 good?
Do you like eating passion fruit? Zixiang No. 1 and Tainong No. 1 passion fruit, these two passion fruits are very similar in color, both belong to purple, but Zixiang No. 1 is purple, and Tainong No. 1 is purplish red, and if you do not look carefully, you will not be able to tell them apart, so what other differences do they have?
Zixiang passion fruit: (Zixiang No. 1) one of the more widely planted varieties.It is a high-quality variety hybridized from the yellow and purple passion fruit types. Characteristics: the peel is purplish red, with obvious star-shaped spots, the fruit shape is relatively large, oblong, single fruit weight 40-80 grams, high yield (yield per mu can reach 2500 jin), strong cold resistance and disease resistance, vigorous growth, can set fruit by self-pollination, no need for manual pollination. Juice content is as high as 40%, the color is orange-yellow, the flavor is extremely fragrant, the sugar content reaches 18%, and it is the preferred variety for fresh eating and processing.
Purplish red passion fruit (Tainong No. 1).Tainong No. 1 passion fruit is a hybrid bred in 1981 by Mr. Lin Yingda, a passion fruit expert in Taiwan, China, through hybridization. It has self-compatibility, is propagated by asexual reproduction, and has already been planted in Taiwan, China for more than 30 years. In Pubei County, Tainong No. 1 passion fruit shows strong growth, resistance to viral diseases, and stronger resistance to stem base rot than general varieties. Characteristics of the Tainong No. 1 variety: when the fruit is ripe, the peel is bright red, slightly smooth, somewhat thinner than the yellow type, and has relatively fine and dense white fruit dots. The fruit can weigh up to 120 grams, with high yield (yield per mu can reach 3000 jin), the juice is deep yellow, the aroma is intense, the acidity is slightly lower, and the juice rate can reach about 33.5%.
