Fruit quality and yield of introduced late-ripening sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) cultivars
2019
Radičević, Sanja | Marić, Slađana | Lukić, Milan | Milošević, Nebojša | Glišić, Ivana (https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7099-0327) | Đorđević, Milena (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4457-9080)
Pomological and productive characteristics of four introduced late-ripening sweet cherry cultivars ‡ ‘Karina’, ‘Kordia’, ‘Regina’ and ‘Summit’, were studied in the West Serbia region, during the three-year period (2008‡2010). The investigation included morphometrical characteristics of fruit (fruit, stone and stalk weight; fruit dimensions ‡ height, width and thickness; stalk length; fruit shape index; mesocarp ratio), chemical composition of fruit (soluble solids content; total sugar, inverted sugar and sucrose contents; total acid content; fruit juice pH; sweetness index), and yields per tree and unit area. The highest value of fruit weight was found in ‘Summit’, whereas ‘Kordia’ was characterized with exceptional quality, in terms of chemical composition of fruits. The highest productivity was achieved in ‘Regina’. Generally, the results pointed to the high-quality fruits and high yields of the investigated cultivars, which can be recommended for the commercial sweet cherry orchards in the Republic of Serbia, in order to improve assortment structure, and to extend harvesting season.
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