EUFRUIT WP2 Scanning report Y2 "Stone Fruit Variety Testing"

Keywords: Variety testing, stone fruits, sweet cherries, apricots, plums
The sweet cherry assortment is best completed with a self-fertile variety that is not susceptible to frost or cracking. The ideal variety should be productive, early or late ripening, low in vigour and have a good fruit quality (firm, large and dark) and a good flavour.
In 2017 we have 68 sweet cherry varieties in the first screening. After 4 to 5 production years a first selection is made. Varieties that are not good enough are grubbed. From the best varieties in the first screening mostly 20 to 25 trees are planted in a second screening (Level 2). Depending on the variety we do trials on pollination, fertilization and cracking. In 2017 we have 5 new cherry varieties in the second screening: Folfer, Grace Star, Korvik, Poisdel and Rubin. In 2016 we had also Samba and Hertford in the second screening. Candidates to be planted in the second screening are Areko and Penny.
For apricots the aim is to determine whether the selected varieties are suitable for our climatic conditions. Here we especially have looked for varieties with a late flowering time (and therefore should be less sensitive to spring frosts) and a late picking time (August), so the harvest is later than Sweetheart and earlier than Conference. In this way there is a spreading of labor. Moreover, there is no overlap with the imported varieties of the Southern countries.
For plums the market is asking for large fruits. A possible way are the Japanese plums.

Documents

EUFRUIT WP2 partner 02 scanning report "Variety Testing of Stone Fruits" () Scanning report

Details

Activity type

Publication of scanning report

Activity work package

Performance of new fruit varieties

Activity number

PCFRUIT-WP2-A106

Activity contact

Vercammen Jef
pcfruit npo
Unit Proeftuin pit- en steenfruit
Fruittuinweg 1
3800 Sint-Truiden
Belgium
Tel.: +32 (0)11 69.70.80
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.pcfruit.be

Activity partner

PCFRUIT

Activity country

Belgium

Last edit

19-07-2019