‘玉美人’是1992年以罐藏白肉桃品种‘豫白’为母本、鲜食白肉桃品种‘新红袍’为父本杂交育成的早熟鲜食桃新品种。该品种果实椭圆形,果实平均单果质量130 g,果皮底色洁白如玉,茸毛稀少,果面极干净,完全成熟时着粉红色晕;果肉白色,多汁味甜,可溶性固形物含量为13%,品质优;室温条件下可贮藏5-7 d;半离核。树势中庸,花蔷薇型,有花粉。在河南郑州地区6月中下旬成熟,果实发育期85 d左右,丰产性强。
‘Yumeiren' is a new early-maturing peach cultivar which is derived trom the cross ‘Yubai' × ‘Xinhongpao' in 1992. 'Yubai' and 'Xinhongpao' are middle-maturing peach cuhivar and early-maturing peach eultivar bred by Henan Agricultural University, respectively. The anthers of 'Xinhongpao' at big bud stage were collected. 280 flowers of female parent removed the corollas were pollinated and hagged in April 7, 1992. 106 fruits of the cross were harvested and cleaned seeds were stratification treat- ment. 57 seedlings were obtained and planted at 0.5 m × 1 m in density in the next spring. '92-4-1-2' was selected after more than five years identification and tests. After selection as '92-4-1-2' in 2010, the bud wood from this selection was grafted onto Chinese wild peach ('Maotao') seedling rootstocks and planted in four sites in Henan province. The cultivar comparison trials with 'Chunyan' as control were conducted from 2010 to 2014 at each site. All testing trees were trained as open-center-natural form spaced 3 m between trees in rows spaced 5 m apart. The tree, flower and fruit characteristics of '92-4-1-2' eventually named 'Yumeiren' were assessed in comparison trials from 2012 to 2014. After 5 years of eval- uation, the characteristics of 'Yumeiren' were obviously better than 'Chunyan'. Trees of 'Yumeiren' are moderately vigorous with a semi-upright growth habit similar to 'Chunyan'. Leaves of 'Yumeiren' tree have reniform nectaries, and the average leaf size is 3.9 cm wide and 16.0 cm long. The fruits of 'Yu- meiren' are mainly set on long branches. ' Yumeiren' has been shown to exhibit higher yields than ' Chunyan'. This yield difference was increased with tree age. Full bloom date of 'Yumeiren' in Henan prov- ince was early-April as was control. The earliest full bloom of 'Yumeiren' was observed on Mar. 28 at Nanyang which located in the southwest region of Henan province. The flowers of 'Yumeiren' are non- showy