Evaluation of the main characteristics of some rose varieties using ARTS® (American Rose Trials for Sustainability®) program

Abstract

Diversification the assortment of roses, used in landscaping or as cut flowers, has as its main objectives both the improvement of ornamental characters and genetic resistance to biotic and abiotic factors. The decorative characters (habitus, flowering, foliage, etc.) of some new varieties of roses, belonging to the Iuroaea Gh. and homologated in 2021, were evaluated during three years (2019-2021), in the eco-pedological conditions of Vanatori locality, Galati county (Romania). The varieties 'Aris', 'Rodiana', 'Lilith' and 'Catalin' were evaluated, and the quantification of the analyzed characters was achieved by assigning grades, on a scale from 1 to 10, according to the American Rose Trials for Sustainability® program (ARTS®) The results indicated an excellent score for varieties 'Rodiana' (8.95 points) and 'Lilith' (8.65 points) and good behavior of the varieties 'Aris' (7.30 points) and 'Catalin' (7.60 points).