NEW SWEET CHERRY VARIETIES AND SELECTIONS IN HUNGARY
Sweet cherry breeding was begun in Hungary by Sándor Brozik more than half of a century ago.
The major objectives are been to broaden the range of ripening times, improve fresh and processed fruit quality, increase disease resistance, and develop self-fertile varieties.
From this program, 5 genotypes have been added to the Hungarian National Growing List: `Margit, `Linda, Katalin, Kavics, and Alex®. An additional 8 genotypes have been submitted recently for registration, three of which (`Péter, Sándor, and Pál) are self-fertile.
The ripening period now extends nearly 8 weeks, from mid-May to mid-July.
Apostol, J. (2005). NEW SWEET CHERRY VARIETIES AND SELECTIONS IN HUNGARY. Acta Hortic. 667, 59-64
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.667.5
https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.667.5
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.667.5
https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.667.5
Prunus avium, self-fertility, fruit quality, ripening, yield, disease resistance
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