The Genetic Locus Underlying Red Foliage and Fruit Skin Traits is Mapped to the Same Location in the Two Pear Bud Mutants 'red Zaosu' and 'max Red Bartlett'.

Red-skinned pears are attractive to consumers because of their aesthetic appeal and the antioxidant-associated health benefits provided by the anthocyanins in their red skin. In China, the ‘Red Zaosu’ (RZS) red bud mutation of the Zaosu (ZS) pear has been used as a parent in Asian pear breeding to generate new cultivars with crispy red fruit and red tender shoots resembling those of the ‘Max Red Bartlett’ (MRB) pears.