ISHS Acta Horticulturae 538: Eucarpia symposium on Fruit Breeding and Genetics
SORB APPLE (Sorbus domestica L.) SELECTION IN HUNGARY |
| Author: | G. Végvári |
| Keywords: | Pomology, Sorbus domestica, sorb apple selection, macroelements, microelements, propagation. |
| Abstract:
In this paper some variety candidates of Sorbus domestica – collected in different parts of Hungary – were studied. Literature refers to the fact that the trees occurring in different places are living relictums of fruit production. The fruits are bigger than 1.5 cm in diameter, which is a result of selection, in the opinion of Kárpáti (1960). To increase size and to improve internal quality conscious breeding work has to be done. The fruits are good for fresh consumption and processing (canned fruits or jam), too. In the folk medicine its brandy is also used. The morphological studies proved that the fruits with different colour (yellow, red, wine-red, brown) were also different in shape. The nutritional value of the fruit is excellent, as there are a lot of easily absorbent monosacharids and organically bound metal ions in it. In our studies it turned out that the cation content of sorb-apple is higher than it is in apples or pears. There is also 3–4 times more K and Ca in it. In the propagation experiments it was proved that the compatibility with quince, Crataegus and other Sorbus species is not appropriate, so it is suggested to bud on self seedling. | |
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