Investigation of some blackberry cultivars in terms of phenological, yield and fruit characteristics

Authors : İlknur ESKİMEZ, Mehmet Polat, Nazan KORKMAZ, Kerem MERTOĞLU

Pages : 233-238

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Publication Date : 2019-12-23

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study was conducted to determine the phenological, yield and fruit quality characteristics of 4 different blackberry cultivars insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Jumbo, Chester, Bursa 1 and Bursa 2); grown under the ecological conditions of Isparta, Turkey. The Jumbo and Bursa 1 cultivars stood out due to their earliness. The highest yield per plant was obtained from Bursa 1 with 5135.2 g, while Bursa 2 cultivar had the lowest yield with 1137.4 g among cultivars. Fruit width, fruit length, berry weight and shape index varied between 16.30-17.23 mm, 17.20-23.26 mm, 3.25-4.75 g and 1.06-1.35, respectively. The highest values of these properties were observed in the Jumbo cultivar, while the lowest values were measured in Chester. The pH, soluble solid content insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(SSC);, titratable acidity insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(TA); and ripening index values ranged from 3.04 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Chester); to 3.16 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Bursa 1);, 7.10 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Jumbo); to 9.52 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Chester);, 0.98 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Chester); to 1.07 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Bursa 1); and 7.17 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Jumbo); to 9.71 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Chester);, respectively. The results revealed that the Bursa 1 is the most suitable cultivar for the ecological conditions of Isparta.
Keywords : Adaptation, physicochemical characterization, quality