Behaviour of some fig genotypes cultivated in different areas of Romania

Due to the global warming effect and desertification process of many areas of southern Romania, fig tree can become a new interesting fruit specie for farmers.
The lack of fig diseases and pest in Romania and the known resistance to drought and high temperatures, are important features that makes fig interesting to be used in organic management and on sandy or marginal soils.
This paper presents some results regarding the behaviour of several local and introduced fig genotypes grown organically in three different sites.
The fruit morphological characterization was performed in accordance with IPGRI descriptors.
Fruit biochemical traits, such as the content in soluble solids, total solids, acidity, glucose and fructose, are also presented.
The earliest genotypes were 13a, 28a and 14a, with the first harvest in the third decade of August 2021, average fruit weight ranging from 7.39 to 41.73 g fruit^‑1, and the highest titratable acidity (% citric acid) measured was in 14a Stork genotype (0.26%). Most promising fig genotypes will be studied in the next years in order to observe their productivity, earliness and tolerance/resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses.

XXXI International Horticultural Congress (IHC2022): International Symposium on Conservation and Sustainable Use of Horticultural Genetic Resources

E. Moisescu, F. Stănică

vigour, earliness, fruit traits, productivity

https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2023.1384.47