Effects of calcium and growth regulators on sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) quality and sensory attributes at harvest

2019 ◽  
Vol 248 ◽  
pp. 231-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sofia Correia ◽  
Filipa Queirós ◽  
Carlos Ribeiro ◽  
Alice Vilela ◽  
Alfredo Aires ◽  
...  
Plants ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 410 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sofia Correia ◽  
Filipa Queirós ◽  
Helena Ferreira ◽  
Maria Cristina Morais ◽  
Sílvia Afonso ◽  
...  

Cracking of sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) fruits is caused by rain events close to harvest. This problem has occurred in most cherry growing regions with significant economic losses. Several orchard management practices have been applied to reduce the severity of this disorder, like the foliar application of minerals or growth regulators. In the present study, we hypothesized that preharvest spray treatments improve the physiological performance of sweet cherry trees and could also mitigate environmental stressful conditions. Effects of repeated foliar spraying of calcium (Ca), gibberellic acid (GA3), abscisic acid (ABA), salicylic acid (SA), glycine betaine (GB), and the biostimulant Ascophyllum nodosum (AN) on the physiological and biochemical performance of ‘Skeena’ sweet cherry trees during two consecutive years (without Ca in 2015 and in 2016 with addition of Ca) were studied. Results showed that in general spray treatments improved the physiological performance and water status of the trees. AN and ABA sprays were demonstrated to be the best compounds for increasing yield and reducing cherry cracking as well as improving photosynthetic performance and leaf metabolites content. In conclusion, AN and ABA might be promising tools in the fruit production system.


2021 ◽  
Vol 175 ◽  
pp. 111494
Author(s):  
Excequel Ponce ◽  
Blanca Alzola ◽  
Natalia Cáceres ◽  
Madeline Gas ◽  
Catalina Ferreira ◽  
...  

2008 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 897-910 ◽  
Author(s):  
James W. Olmstead ◽  
Audrey M. Sebolt ◽  
Antonio Cabrera ◽  
Suneth S. Sooriyapathirana ◽  
Sue Hammar ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiliang Qi ◽  
Congli Liu ◽  
Lulu Song ◽  
Yuhong Li ◽  
Ming Li

Author(s):  
Michaela Benková ◽  
Iveta Čičová ◽  
Daniela Benedikova ◽  
Lubomir Mendel ◽  
Miroslav Glasa

Abstract The work is focused on the evaluation of variability of morphological and pomological characteristics of several old sweet cherries (Prunus avium L.) that were found in different Slovak regions. The experimental work has been performed during two years, 2014 and 2015. The following characteristics according to the descriptor list of subgenus Cerasus were evaluated - period of flowering and ripening, morphological characteristics of the flowers, fruit size, fruit weight, and quality parameters. The results showed high variability of evaluated accessions. From the 13 surveyed localities, the most valuable accessions were found in the locality Hornį Streda - places Čachtice, Krakovany, Nitra, and Brdárka. During the collecting expeditions, 170 accessions of sweet cherry, with fruit of the different quality were found. The most interesting accessions were grafted onto rootstocks with different intensity of growth (Prunus avium L., Prunus mahaleb L., and ‘Gisela5’). Some of the selected cherry accessions can be used for commercial growing after tests, while some of them can be used only for collection of genetic resources and as potential genitors in breeding programmes.


1960 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 707-712 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. H. A. Wilde

Little cherry virus disease of sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) was transmitted under screenhouse conditions by 3 species of leafhoppers (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) out of 24 species tested. Macrosteles fascifrons (Stal), the 6-spotted leafhopper, transmitted the disease in seven tests; Scaphytopius acutus (Say), the sharp-nosed leafhopper, transmitted it once; and Psammotettix lividellus (Zett.) transmitted it once. The transmissions were made from diseased sweet cherry trees of the variety Lambert to indicators of the varieties Star or Sam. With the exception of 1 transmission, 2 to 4 years were necessary following inoculation for unmistakable expression of symptoms in the indicators. M. fascifrons was also implicated in 18 successful transmissions to mature sweet cherry trees grown in the open.


2019 ◽  
pp. 217-224
Author(s):  
Ulas Senyigit ◽  
Stanisław Rolbiecki ◽  
Roman Rolbiecki ◽  
Anna Figas ◽  
Barbara Jagosz ◽  
...  

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