Abstract:
The aim of this paper is to
improve the autochthonous sweet cherry
assortment with new cultivars of good
adaptability and ecological plasticity, with
superior biological potential, productive,
with quality fruits and superior features, in
comparison to existing cultivars. Due to the
characteristic of having an earlier ripening
age for the fruits compared to the other tree
species (beginning in May), the cherry is the
first ring in the annual chain of fruits
production. On the fresh fruits market, the
preferred ones are the cultivars type
‘bigarreau’, with shining red colour,
resistant to cracking, transport and
temporary storage with the weight of over
7 g. Analysing the main phenological stages
for the two cultivars, it was noticed that the
new sweet cherry cultivar ‘Elaiaşi’ is
average both in flowering beginning time
and fruits maturation season. In regards to
average productions for five years (2012 -
2016), from the statistical point of view, it
was noticed that ‘Elaiaşi’ (21.1 kg/tree)
recorded production with insignificant
positive differences in comparison to the
witness cultivar ‘Van’ (20.2 kg/tree). Under
the aspect of fruits’ weight and equatorial
diameter, ‘Elaiaşi’ (8.8 g and, respectively,
25.1 mm) recorded significant and
respectively positive significant differences,
in comparison to the witness cultivar ‘Van’
(7.6 g and 23.9 mm). Concerning the fruit’s
resistance to cracking, ‘Elaiaşi’ cultivar
presented a superior resistance (2.7 %) to
the witness cultivar ‘Van’ (42.0 %),
recording distinct significant negative
differences in comparison to this cultivar
from the statistical point of view.
