Table 2.

Fruit quality attributes of Pop-DG parent cultivars, 'Dr. Davis' and 'Georgia Belle'

Traita	'Dr. Davis'	'Georgia Belle'
Ripening date	Later	Earlier
Skin color	Blush on orange ground	Green/yellow, no blush
Flesh color	Yellow-orange	White-cream
Stone adhesion	Clingstone	Freestone
Flesh texture	Firm, non-melting flesh	Soft, melting flesh
Aroma	Bland	Sharp
Sweetness (SSC)	11.5	13.0
Acidity (TA)	High	Low
Mealiness	None	High susceptibility
Browning	Medium susceptibility	High susceptibility
Bleeding	High susceptibility	Low susceptibility

^a: TA = titratable acidity, SSC = soluble solids concentrate