scholarly journals Thinning as Method to Regulate Sweet Cherry Crops – a Review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Rutkowski ◽  
Grzegorz P Łysiak
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Quality ◽  
Sweet Cherry ◽  
Temperate Climate ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Agricultural Technologies ◽  
Fruit Species ◽  
Chemical Agents ◽  
Water Nutrients ◽  
Temperate Climate Zone

In perennial fruit crops, bearing can be influenced by various factors, including environmental conditions, germplasm, rootstocks, and cultivation methods. Cherries, one of the most important and popular fruit species from the temperate climate zone, achieve high prices on the market. New agricultural technologies and environmental factors force a change in the approach to cherry cultivation. Old-type cherry orchards with their high demand for water, nutrients and manual work are replaced by orchards of self-pollinating cherry cultivars grown on dwarf rootstocks. These changes make it necessary to search for ways to regulate fruiting, in particular to thin buds, flower and fruit. In view of environmental regulations and consumer pressure, thinning methods are being sought that either do not involve the use of chemicals or that use eco-friendly chemical agents. This review examines recent progress in understanding the effect of thinning methods on the physiology, tree growth and fruit quality of cherries, discusses horticultural practices aimed to ensure regular cropping and their influence on fruit quality, and provides suggestions for future research.

PHENOLOGY AND FRUIT QUALITY OF NINE SWEET CHERRY CULTIVARS IN SOUTH PATAGONIA

2008 ◽  
pp. 841-848 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. San Martino ◽  
F.A. Manavella ◽  
D.A. García ◽  
G. Salato
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Quality ◽  
Sweet Cherry ◽  
Sweet Cherry Cultivars ◽  
South Patagonia

scholarly journals Growth, yield and fruit quality of ‘Van’ and ‘Stark Hardy Giant’ sweet cherry cultivars as influenced by grafting on different rootstocks

2010 ◽  
Vol 123 (3) ◽  
pp. 329-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Celia M. Cantín ◽  
Jorge Pinochet ◽  
Yolanda Gogorcena ◽  
María Ángeles Moreno
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Quality ◽  
Sweet Cherry ◽  
Growth Yield ◽  
Sweet Cherry Cultivars

Effectiveness of new rain-protection systems on cracking, ripening date and fruit quality of sweet cherry cultivars

2017 ◽  
pp. 213-220
Author(s):  
Mi. Grandi ◽  
S. Lugli ◽  
L. Piccinini ◽  
R. Correale ◽  
G. Costa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Quality ◽  
Sweet Cherry ◽  
Protection Systems ◽  
Sweet Cherry Cultivars

scholarly journals Effects of Preharvest Gibberellic Acid Applications on Fruit Quality of ‘0900 Ziraat’ Sweet Cherry

2009 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatih A. Canli ◽  
Hikmet Orhan
Keyword(s):  
Gibberellic Acid ◽  
Fruit Quality ◽  
Sweet Cherry ◽  
Prunus Avium ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Pedicel Length ◽  
Yellow Color ◽  
Solids Content ◽  
Optimum Application

The objective of this study was to determine the effects of gibberellic acid (GA3) applications on fruit quality of ‘0900 Ziraat’ sweet cherry (Prunus avium), a low cropping and a large-fruited variety. ‘0900 Ziraat’ trees were sprayed with 0, 15, 20, and 25 ppm GA3, when the fruit were at their straw-yellow color stage. Fruit quality was evaluated at harvest in terms of size, firmness, pedicel length, and soluble solids content (SSC) to determine the optimum application. Fruit treated with GA3 were significantly larger and firmer than the controls. There were no differences in fruit firmness within the different levels of GA3 treatment; however, fruit treated with 20 and 25 ppm GA3 were significantly larger than the fruit treated with 15 ppm GA3. Trees treated with the optimum concentration of GA3 (25 ppm) in two different locations yielded fruit with 13.4% and 14.1% greater weight and 38% and 25% higher firmness. GA3 treatments did not affect pedicel length. The effect of GA3 application on SSC was complex; there was a significant interaction between GA3 and location. Being firmer than the controls, the GA3-treated fruit could be harvested at a later date than the controls.

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