TY - GEN
T1 - Flowering, production and fruit quality of eleven sweet cherry cultivars in Central Chile
AU - Gratacós, E.
AU - Cortés, A.
AU - Kulczewski, M.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Production efficiency and fruit quality of 'Brooks', 'Lapins', 'Bing', 'Sweetheart', 'Stella', 'Cristalina', 'Santina', 'Garnet', 'Newstar', 'Summit' and 'Sylvia' sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) on 'Pontaleb' (P. mahaleb L.) rootstock in the 4th and 5th leaf were determined at a grower's experimental (1481 trees/ha) orchard in Central Chile (33°52' S and 70°41' W at 700 m altitude). Flowering dates, floral density and intensity were determined. Cumulative production in 2003 and 2004 ranged from 1.6 t/ha for 'Summit' to 61.7 t/ha for 'Sweetheart'. Production efficiency ranged from 3.5 to 200 g/cm2 trunk cross-sectional area (TCA), with higher levels for 'Sweetheart', 'Lapins', 'Santina' and 'Stella' (self fertile cultivars). During the second season, this index ranged from 8.2 g/cm2 TCA in 'Summit' to 243 g/cm2 in 'Lapins'. Fruit quality measures included fruit weight, firmness, soluble solids, acidity, cracking incidence and bird damage. This is part of a study of sweet cherry productivity and quality potential with modern techniques in locations with different winter chilling accumulations.
AB - Production efficiency and fruit quality of 'Brooks', 'Lapins', 'Bing', 'Sweetheart', 'Stella', 'Cristalina', 'Santina', 'Garnet', 'Newstar', 'Summit' and 'Sylvia' sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) on 'Pontaleb' (P. mahaleb L.) rootstock in the 4th and 5th leaf were determined at a grower's experimental (1481 trees/ha) orchard in Central Chile (33°52' S and 70°41' W at 700 m altitude). Flowering dates, floral density and intensity were determined. Cumulative production in 2003 and 2004 ranged from 1.6 t/ha for 'Summit' to 61.7 t/ha for 'Sweetheart'. Production efficiency ranged from 3.5 to 200 g/cm2 trunk cross-sectional area (TCA), with higher levels for 'Sweetheart', 'Lapins', 'Santina' and 'Stella' (self fertile cultivars). During the second season, this index ranged from 8.2 g/cm2 TCA in 'Summit' to 243 g/cm2 in 'Lapins'. Fruit quality measures included fruit weight, firmness, soluble solids, acidity, cracking incidence and bird damage. This is part of a study of sweet cherry productivity and quality potential with modern techniques in locations with different winter chilling accumulations.
KW - Bloom date
KW - Cracking
KW - Firmness
KW - Floral density
KW - Fruit set
KW - Fruit weight
KW - Primus avium
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U2 - 10.17660/ActaHortic.2008.795.48
DO - 10.17660/ActaHortic.2008.795.48
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:58049196747
SN - 9789066055513
T3 - Acta Horticulturae
SP - 331
EP - 338
BT - Proceedings of the 5th International Cherry Symposium
PB - International Society for Horticultural Science
T2 - 5th International Cherry Symposium
Y2 - 6 June 2005 through 10 June 2005
ER -