Scanning report Y2 "Stone Fruit Variety Testing"

The main research topics for stone fruits at LRCAF are: variety testing and breeding, management systems, and plant protection.
Most important parameters for Lithuanian agro climatic conditions is winter hardiness, resistant to spring frost, late flowering, resistant to main important fungal diseases, and high fruit quality.
In 2017 at gene bank collection evaluated 80 sweet cherry, 70 sour cherry, 130 plum and 10 apricot varieties and genotypes. These accesions are used for breeding purposes. The evaluation of the stone varieties is conducted according to the Cherry Desciptor List and Plum and Allied Species Descriptor List (International Board for Plant Genetic Resources).
Lithuanian sweet cherry cultivars ‘Jurgita’, ‘Mindaugė’, ‘Jurga’, ‘Meda’, the sour cherry cultivars ‘Vytėnų žvaigždė’ and ‘Notė’, the plum cultivars ‘Gynė’, ‘Jūrė’, ‘Rausvė’, ‘Kauno vengrinė’, and ‘Aleksona’ increasing profitability for fruit growers. 3 sweet cherry and 1 sour cherry varieties evaluated at DUS testing, developed 26 new stone fruits promising hybrids.

Documents

EUFRUIT WP2 Scanning report Y2 "Stone Fruit Variety Testing" () Stone fruit variety testing presented in the document.

Details

Activity type

Publication of scanning report

Activity work package

Performance of new fruit varieties

Activity number

LRCAF-WP2-A40

Activity contact

Dr. Audrius Sasnauskas
LAMMC Sodininkystės ir daržininkystės institutas/
Institute of Horticulture, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry
Kauno 30, LT-54333, Babtai, Kauno rajonas, Lietuva
Tel.: +370-37-555210
E-mail.: [email protected]

Activity partner

Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry

Activity country

Lithuania

Last edit

19-07-2019