Investigations of suitable pollinator for 0900 Ziraat sweet cherry cv.: pollen performance tests, germination tests, germination procedures, in vitro and in vivo pollinations

F. Tosun and F. Koyuncu
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F. Tosun: Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Süleyman Demirel, Isparta, Turkey
F. Koyuncu: Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Süleyman Demirel, Isparta, Turkey

Horticultural Science, 2007, vol. 34, issue 2, 47-53

Abstract: The objective of this study was to determine suitable cultivars to be used as pollinators for 0900 Ziraat. 0900 Ziraat was used as a female cultivar; Bigarreu Gaucher, Bing, Noble, Starks Gold, Stella, Van, and Vista were used for pollination in the experiments. Starks Gold had the highest values in terms of anther number, average number of pollens per anther, number of pollen per flower and the morphological homogeneity. The pollen viability rates showed significant differences according to stain tests. In vitro pollen germination in 0.5% agar + 15% sucrose + 5 ppm boric acid medium increased with increasing incubation period, and the highest germination was obtained after 48 hours for all cultivars. In orchard trials parallel to pollen tube growth experiments in the laboratory, 0900 Ziraat × Starks Gold combination gave the best fruit set results.

Keywords: sweet cherry; Prunus avium L.; pollen; fertilization biology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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