Published in Scientific Papers. Series B, Horticulture, Vol. LXVIII, Issue 1
Written by Ionel PERJU, Iulia MINEAȚĂ, Ionuț Vasile UNGUREANU, Sorina SÎRBU, Iuliana Elena GOLACHE, Elena IUREA
The sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) can be one of the most profitable fruit crops grown in temperate climates, highly appreciated worldwide due to the taste, color and nutritional value of the fruits. This study was carried out in the 2021-2023 years using some foreign ('Regina', 'New Star' and 'Kordia') and autochthonous cultivars ('Bucium' and 'Maria') from the Research Station for Fruit Growing (RSFG) Iasi. The aim of this research was to evaluate the productivity in the context of current climate change by determining the main physical and biochemical characteristics of the fruits (weight, diameter, color, sugar composition, titratable acidity and vitamin C), the total fruit production as well as the productivity index related to the trunk section area. The obtained results were interpreted statistically and although there was a variability between the experimental variants, the local cultivars present characteristics that allow agrobiodiversity and a better planning of future improvement programs.
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