Published in Scientific Papers. Series B, Horticulture, Vol. LXIII, Issue 1
Written by Olimpia Alina IORDĂNESCU, Cristian Constantin CĂLIN, Alexandra BECHERESCU, Dorin CAMEN, Daniela SCEDEI, Maria BĂLA
The hilly area of Banat represents one of our country´s areas where there can be still found a plentiful ancient apple varieties, both in gardens and in the fields which deserve to be studied, multiplied and preserved such that to be brought again into attention the valuable genotypes which eroded or which have been lost from out of neglect. Many of the old apple varieties studied presented special features of fruits especially regarding their taste, commercial aspect and storage duration in natural conditions, as well an unexpected resistance to pests and diseases. The current work presents the results regarding the biometry of the fruits in case of 15 ancient apple varieties identified in a handful of locations in the Caraș Severin, Hunedoara and Timiș counties. As well, the resistance of the varieties in case of pests and diseases has been observed, altogether with the storage duration in almost natural conditions.
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