New variety of the Japanese quince 'Likchtar' | Новый сорт хеномелеса японского Лихтар
2011
Pigul, M.L., National Academy of Sciences. Scientific and Practical Center for Potato, Vegetable and Fruit Growing (Belarus). Institute for Fruit Growing
In the conditions of the Republic of Belarus there was described a new variety of Japanese quince 'Likchtar' breeded in the RUE 'Institute for Fruit Growing' (the founders Grakovich Z.V., Pigul M.L., Sementsova T.N.). The variety was gotten from free pollination of the selected forms of the Japanese quince. The variety is characterized by early maturing period (it starts fruiting on the third year after planting by two-year-old seedlings) and by winter hardiness (the total level of freezing in critical winters was not more than two points). The average yield of the new variety was 8.0 kg/ha at the planting scheme 3.0 x 1.0 m. The average fruit weight is 45.0 g, maximum - 87.0 g. It is characterized by high taste qualities of the processed products (the degustation evaluation is 4.3-4.9 points). The ripening term is medium. It is relatively resistant to phillosticktose and weakly effected by fruit rot. The profitability level of the variety cultivation was 166.7%.
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