Assessment of bitter cherry cultivars obtained at RSFG Iasi

Abstract

The aim of the paper is to present the valuable features of bitter cherry cultivars obtained at RSFG Iasi, that improve the cultivars’ assortment with different maturation ages of the fruits sequenced all over the cherries’ maturation season. In terms of fruit’s weight (g) and equatorial diameter (mm), the cultivars Amaris (5.1 g and 21.1 mm) and Amar Galata (4.1 g and 18.0 mm) got remarked statistically during the five years. They recorded very significant differences and distinct positive significant differences in comparison with the witness cultivar Silva (3.0 g and 15.8 mm). For the stone’s size, the cultivars recorded a weight between 0.25-0.33 g, recording very negatively significant differences (Amar Maxut with 0.25 g) and negatively distinct significant differences (Amaris with 0.26 g) in comparison with the cultivar Silva as control (0.33 g). Regarding the fruits’ resistance to cracking, Amar Maxut (0.3%), Amaris (0.3%) and Amar Galata (3.3%) present a resistance superior to the control cultivar Silva (4.1%)