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Sweet Cherry Fruit Cracking

Prunus avium (L.) L.

A physiological disorder of sweet cherries caused by the osmotic uptake of water through the fruit skin during the ripening period. It results in the loss of crop marketability and creates conditions for secondary infection of the fruit.

In the reference 463 varieties crop Sweet cherry, where this is mentioned in the description.

To evaluate the resistance of sweet cherry cultivars, specialized methods are applied, such as the Werner method, which is based on immersing fruits in distilled water to determine the time until cracking begins. Instrumental measurements of skin thickness using micrometers and assessment of flesh firmness with penetrometers are also used to determine the cracking index.

High resistance to cracking is determined by genetic traits related to the elasticity and thickness of the fruit skin. Breeding for this trait is challenging because selection for increased resistance often correlates with a reduction in fruit size and a decline in flavor quality, which forces producers to implement protective covering systems to safeguard the crop from direct rainfall.

General information about the subject — on the page Fruit cracking.

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Varieties of Sweet cherry mentioned in the description

Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.

FORLI'

Active

Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry

1 record

Šalanka

Active

Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry

1 record

Christina

Active

Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry

CZ
2 records

BADACSONY

Active

Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry

1 record

Zabuta

Active

Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry

UA
2 records

Winklerova

Terminated

Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry

SK
1 record

Royal Ann

Active

Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry

1 record

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