CONSUMING QUALITY OF FRUITS OF NEWSWEET CHERRY FORMS SELECTED IN NIKITA BOTANICAL GARDENS

Abstract

The fruits of sweet cherry are valued for early maturing and high quality of a taste.
The sweet cherry likes a warm dry climate. The steppe Crimea (Russia) is a
favorable region for cultivation of sweet cherry varieties with high-quality fruits.
The aim of research was to evaluate a consuming quality of fruits of new sweet
cherry forms selected in Nikita Botanical Gardens. The study included 33
perspective forms and control zoned varieties, growing at the plots without
irrigation in Simferopol region of the Republic of Crimea. As the rootstocks of
studied forms we used seedlings of Prunus mahaleb L. Mill. The study was carried
out during 2012-2015. Characteristics such as fruits size, attraction of appearance,
density and succulence of a pulp, quality of a taste and fragrance of the fruits were
valued. According to the results of evaluation, 12 forms were marked out: № 387,
№ 275, № 434, № 767, № 305 and etc. According to the results of evaluation of
fruits size, all marked samples were evaluated at 4,7-5,0 points (according to 5
point scale). The fruits weight was ranging from 7.2 to 8.9 g. The evaluation of
attraction of appearance of marked samples was ranging from 4.8 to 5.0 points. The
evaluation of the quality of taste was 4.8-4.9 points.