Published in Scientific Papers. Series B, Horticulture, Vol. LXVI, Issue 1
Written by Margareta CORNEANU, Iuliana Elena GOLACHE, Sorina SÎRBU, Elena IUREA, Iulia MINEAȚĂ, Ionel PERJU, Ionuț Vasile UNGUREANU
As result of two years of research this paper presents the phenological and fruit quality parameters of five plums (Prunus domestica L.) cultivars. Observations and determinations were performed in regards to the phenological stages and the physical and chemical traits of the fruit. The climatic differences between the two years of study had an impact on the plum varieties. Temperature was one of the important factors in triggering the phenological stages. The swelling of the buds started with March 07th ('Centenar') in 2020 and with March 25th ('President') in 2021. Also, together with the precipitations accumulated in the studied period, significant differences of the characteristics and qualities of the fruits were observed. Fruit weight ranged from 24.23 g to 61.82 g, with higher values obtained by the cultivar 'Minerva' in both years. The aim of the research is to suggest the introduction in the culture of some plum varieties with good ecological adaptability to the conditions in NE of Romania and with a good combination of qualitative and quantitative parameters of the fruits.
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