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Comparison of selected traits of sweet fennel (F. vulgare var. azoricum) cultivars
Article number
1326_26
Pages
195 – 200
Language
English
Abstract
Sweet fennel (F. vulgare Miller var. azoricum (Miller) Thellung) is an aromatic plant belonging to the Apiaceae family.
It is cultivated and growing naturally in many parts of the Mediterranean and the Middle East; particularly in Italy, Turkey and Iran.
It is a common vegetable in Europe but used less in other parts of the world.
The study evaluates the most important traits (number of lateral shoots, height, width, and weight of the bulbs, yield and total soluble solids) of two sweet fennel hybrids and six cultivars.
It was conducted in a completely randomized block design with five replications.
The study showed great variability among the tested cultivars.
The highest average bulb weight was recorded in ‘Teseo F1‘ hybrid (420.0 g) and the lowest average bulb weight was characteristic for the ‘Romanesco’ cultivar (205.2 g). This trait has the greatest impact on final yield.
In contrast to our expectations, hybrids did not always exhibit significant improvement of this trait compared to sweet fennel cultivars.
It is cultivated and growing naturally in many parts of the Mediterranean and the Middle East; particularly in Italy, Turkey and Iran.
It is a common vegetable in Europe but used less in other parts of the world.
The study evaluates the most important traits (number of lateral shoots, height, width, and weight of the bulbs, yield and total soluble solids) of two sweet fennel hybrids and six cultivars.
It was conducted in a completely randomized block design with five replications.
The study showed great variability among the tested cultivars.
The highest average bulb weight was recorded in ‘Teseo F1‘ hybrid (420.0 g) and the lowest average bulb weight was characteristic for the ‘Romanesco’ cultivar (205.2 g). This trait has the greatest impact on final yield.
In contrast to our expectations, hybrids did not always exhibit significant improvement of this trait compared to sweet fennel cultivars.
Authors
A. Slatnar, S. Ercisli, M. Sraka
Keywords
cultivar, hybrid, yield, quality, quantity, total soluble solids
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