A New Cherry Laurel Cultivar: `Alis1`

Authors : Ali İslam

Pages : 87-97

Doi:10.7161/omuanajas.1579915

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Publication Date : 2025-02-28

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :\\\'Alis1\\\' is a new cultivar of cherry laurel developed for table consumption. The aim of this study is to describe a new cherry laurel cultivar and to reveal fruit characteristics. Before the study, 32 promising types were determined by the selection study carried out in the Black Sea region between 2007-2010. One of these genotypes was encoded with T219. The type was propagated by cuttings in 2010-2011 and, planted in a trial plot with 6 plants in 2012. Yields started in 2015 and the results of the research covered the years 2017-2019. Fruit, cluster, seed and leaf characteristics of the \\\'Alis1\\\' cherry laurel cultivar were observed and examined. The fruit characteristics of the ‘Alis1’ cultivar, including its size, weight, and color, were carefully observed and categorized. The fruit weight was 5.08 g, the fruit size was 19.72 mm, the fruit stem length was 4.65 mm, the seed weight was 0.40 g, the cluster length was 13.3 cm, the cluster weight was 47.94 g, and the number of fruits in the cluster was 9. Leaf width and length were determined as 4.79 cm and 17.40 cm, and annual shoot length was 67.89 cm. Cluster length, number of flowers in clusters and cluster weight are classified as \\\"medium\\\" and fruit size as \\\"large\\\". Cherry laurel is used as a fruit and ornamental plant. As a fruit, the \\\'Alis1\\\' cultivar is the first registered cultivar in our country and in the world. As an evaluation, the \\\'Alis1\\\' cultivar produces big sized fruits with a blackish fruit color. As a conclusion, the cherry laurel is an important and promising fruit species for our country as product diversity and alternative taste characteristics. Cultivar registration is commercially the first step for establishing an orchard and paving the way for production. This study and registration is important as diversity for Black Sea region.
Keywords : Prunus laurocerasus, Laurocerasus officinalis, taflan, tescilli çeşit, anaç