Optimizing shoot regeneration and transient expression factors for Agrobacterium tumefaciens transformation of sour cherry (Prunus cerasus L.) cultivar Montmorency

Sour cherry (Prunus cerasus L.) cultivars grown in Hungary are of local origin while most sweet cherry cultivars in Hungary are introduced from other countries.A great phenotypic variability is displayed by both species. In the present study, we analyzed 10 sour and 9 sweet cherry cultivars for their antioxidant capacity, total polyphenolics (TPC) and total anthocyanin (TMAC) contents. In general, sour cherries showed higher levels of antioxidant capacity, TPC and TMAC. The anthocyanin contents varied from 0.16 to 6.85 and 1.41 to 127.56 mg/100 g for sweet and sour cherries, respectively. However, TMAC generally seems to have a limited influence on the antioxidant capacity of cherries.An amarelletype sour cherry, ‘Pipacs 1’ showed the highest antioxidant capacity (21.21mmolAA/l) and TPC (44.07mgGA/l) in contrast to its lowanthocyanin content. The detected diversity presents a choice that can satisfy different consumer preferences, and meet specific nutritional requirements.

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The effect of foliar fertilization on growth and yield of sour cherry (Prunus cerasus L.) cv. Łutówka

Acta Agrobotanica ◽

10.5586/aa.2011.018 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 64 (2) ◽

pp. 63-68 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Stanisław Wociór ◽

Irena Wójcik ◽

Salwina Palonka

Keyword(s):

Sour Cherry ◽

Fruit Weight ◽

Prunus Cerasus ◽

Growth And Yield ◽

Foliar Fertilization ◽

Canopy Volume ◽

Increasing Trend ◽

One Year ◽

Technological Treatment ◽

Flowering Intensity

The present study, carried out in the period 2007-2009 in the Sandomierz Upland, did not show a significant effect of foliar fertilization on trunk thickness and canopy volume in the cultivar Łutówka. However, under the influence of urea applied three times in combination with Florovit at a concentration of 0.5%, a clear increasing trend was observed in the above mentioned parameters used to assess the strength of growth. In years of abundant fruiting, this study showed a significant increase, or on the verge of significance, in yield after threefold application of urea and Florovit in combination. A small insignificant effect of fertilization on fruit weight shows that the growth in yield after the application of fertilization was produced as a consequential effect of a significant increase in the length of one-year shoots and thereby in flowering intensity of the 'Łutówka' cherry trees. In the case of the sour cherry cultivar Łutówka bearing fruit on one-year shoots, foliar feeding after flowering using multi-nutrient fertilizers and urea can be recommended as a technological treatment, in particular in years of abundant fruiting.

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Effect of boron nutrition on nutrient uptake and fruit quality of tart cherry in Eastern Hungary

International Journal of Horticultural Science ◽

10.31421/ijhs/17/1-2./943 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 17 (1-2) ◽

Author(s):

P. T. Nagy ◽

J. Nyéki ◽

M. Soltész ◽

T. Szabó ◽

Z. Szabó

Keyword(s):

Nutrient Uptake ◽

Fruit Quality ◽

Foliar Application ◽

Sour Cherry ◽

Early Spring ◽

Prunus Cerasus ◽

Tart Cherry ◽

Full Bloom ◽

Year Effect

Effect of the foliar boron (B) application on nutrient uptake and fruit quality of tart cherry (Prunus cerasus L.) was investigated from 2008 to 2009 on mature four favourite Hungarian tart cherry cultivars like ‘Oblacsinszka’, ‘Érdi bôtermő’, ‘Újfehértói fürtös’ and ‘Petri’. Tart cherry trees grown in Eastern Hungary (Újfehértó) on an acidic sandy soil with low B content. Trees were treated with B by foliar application (0.5% B) at full bloom and untreated with B served as a control. B sprays strongly affected on B content of inflorescences. However, B sprays had no consistent effect on summer leaf B status. In our experiment stronger year effect was observed at leaf B status than flower B status. The effectiveness of early spring boron applications are limited and mostly affected the flower B status only. Moreover, treatments had inconsistent effect on studied fruit inner parameters. Monosaccharides, vitamin C and organic acid contents of sour cherry were stronger affected by cultivars than applied treatments.

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