ISHS Acta Horticulturae 441: V Temperate Zone Fruit in the Tropics and Subtropics
COMPARISON OF YIELD, QUALITY AND EARLINESS OF APRICOT VARIETIES AT ÇUKUROVA |
| Authors: | C. Durgaç, N. Kaska |
| Abstract:
In Turkey, apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) is among the stone fruits whose production has markedly increased in recent years. The most important problem of culture is spring frosts. The Mediterranean coasts of Turkey from Samandag to Finike are safe from late spring frosts and have a suitable ecology for early apricot growing. Since the winters in this area are rather warm, the chilling requirements of apricot trees are assumed to be short. The objective of this work was to select the most suitable high yielding, early ripening and good quality apricot varieties adaptable ecological conditions of Adana. The phenological and pomological characteristics of the cultivars were determined, 01-K-15, Bebeco, Perfection, Rouge de Sernhac, Cafona and 07-K-09 were the highest yielding cultivars, Early Kishinewski, Bebeco, 01-K-15 and Rouge de Sernhac bore the largest fruits and Silistre Rona and Perfection were the most precocious cultivars among those studied ones. | |
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