A NOTE ON FLOWERING SEASON AND FRUIT CHARACTERISTICS OF SOME APPLE CULTIVARS

A preliminary study on 15 apple cultivars revealed a wide range of variability in time and duration of flowering.
Pink bud stage was earliest in Scarlet Gala (29^th March) and late in Tydeman’s Early Worcestor and Rymer (5^th April). Similar pattern was observed with the appearance of first flower, while the flowering duration ranged between 12 days (Royal Delicious) to 18 days (Golden Delicious). The maximum fruit size, weight, specific gravity and firmness were recorded in cvs.
Royal Delicious (6.81 cm X 6.70 cm), Scarlet Gala (174 g), Scarlet Gala (0.97 g/ml) and Buckingham (9.63 k.g/cm²), while the minimum values were measured in Early Shanburry (4.13 cm x 5.23 cm), Early Shanburry (80.05 g), Chaubattia Anupam (0.53 g/ml) and Early Shanburry (3.34 kg/cm2), respectively.
The highest volume and core ratio of fruit were registered as Royal Delicious (200.33 cc) and Scarlet Gala (2.20), in comparison to their minimum values as Early Shanburry (85.00 cc) and Rymer (0.60), respectively.

VII International Symposium on Temperate Zone Fruits in the Tropics and Subtropics – Part Two

S.C. Singh, K.P. Pant, D.C. Dimri, M.C. Nautiyal

apple, flowering, fruit characters

https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.696.6