Published in Scientific Papers. Series B, Horticulture, Vol. LXIV, Issue 1
Written by Geanina NEGOȘANU, Costel VÎNĂTORU, Elena BARCANU, Ovidia Loredana AGAPIE, Bianca TĂNASE, Ion GHERASE
Long ago, the Jerusalem artichoke was grown on large areas and almost all households had areas allocated to thiscrop. Over time, it was gradually removed ending up endangered. The Jerusalem artichoke was called turnip by theRomanian peasants, a mistake later rectified by Romanian specialists demonstrating that it belongs to the Asteraceaefamily, while the turnip belongs to the Brassicaceae family. The Breeding and Biodiversity Laboratory included theJerusalem artichoke in its research in 1996, achieving a rich collection of genotypes, three of which have beenapproved and have distinct phenotypic characteristics: L1 (Olimp) shows white tubers, rich foliage mass composed ofstems taller than 3 m; L2 (Rareș) has brown pink tubers, rich foliage mass and heights over 3 m; L3 (Dacic) has pinktubers, reduced foliage mass and stems shorter than 80 cm. During the vegetation period, phenological and biometricdeterminations were performed. Genotypes L1, L2 and L3 were physical-chemically analysed in the laboratory: theprotein content was 1.1% in L1, 1.34% in L2 and 1.42% in L3 and cellulose content ranged from 0.9% in L1 to 0.98%in L3 and 0.99% in L2.
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