ISHS Acta Horticulturae 667: IV International Cherry Symposium
NEW SWEET CHERRY VARIETIES AND SELECTIONS IN HUNGARY |
| Author: | J. Apostol |
| Keywords: | Prunus avium, self-fertility, fruit quality, ripening, yield, disease resistance |
| Abstract:
Sweet cherry breeding was begun in Hungary by Sándor Brozik more than half of a century ago. The major objectives are been to broaden the range of ripening times, improve fresh and processed fruit quality, increase disease resistance, and develop self-fertile varieties. From this program, 5 genotypes have been added to the Hungarian National Growing List: `Margit’, `Linda’, ‘Katalin’, ‘Kavics’, and ‘Alex®’. An additional 8 genotypes have been submitted recently for registration, three of which (`Péter’, ‘Sándor’, and ‘Pál’) are self-fertile. The ripening period now extends nearly 8 weeks, from mid-May to mid-July. | |
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