Studies on the correlation between the anthocyanin content in the young shoot leaves and the texture of fruit flesh of pear cultivars
1988
Chen Xinye | Mi Wenguang | Chengquan (Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xingcheng, Liaoning (China))
The anthocyanin content in the young shoot leaves of 191 pear cultivars belonging to Pyrus ussuriensis Maxim., P. bretschneideri Rehd., P. pyrifolia Nakai and P. communis L., respectively was analysed and their color recorded visually. These were correlated with the results of measurement of the texture of the fruit flesh. The results showed that there was a marked positive correlation betwen flesh hardiness and the anthocyanin content in the young shoot leaves. With increasing anthocyanin content in the young shoot leaves, the color of the leaf changed from green to pale red to bright red to dark red. The red color of the young shoot leaves seem to be linked with crisp fruit flesh and green color with soft or mealy flesh.
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