Published in Scientific Papers. Series B, Horticulture, Vol. LXVIII, Issue 2
Written by Irina TITIRICĂ, Florentina NETCU, Milica DIMA, Cristina BÎRSOGHE
The Northern banana (Asimina triloba L.) or paw-paw is one of the fruit tree species belonging to the Annonaceae Family, which behaves very well in areas with a temperate climate and is considered here an exotic species. In Romania it was introduced in 1926, but until now there are no commercial orchards. In 2019, seven genotypes were planted at SCDCPN Dăbuleni, which were evaluated by the growth capacity, productive capacity, and fruit quality. Following the study, the Mary Foos genotype stood out with an average length of the annual shoots of 71 cm, an average fruit weight of 182 g/fruit and a fruit yield of 4.6 t/ha.
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