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Variety traits

Taste and aroma

Taste and aroma are organoleptic quality indicators determined by a combination of sugars, acids, and volatile compounds. In variety testing, they are evaluated by an expert tasting method on a five-point scale and supplemented by biochemical analysis.

Mentioned in descriptions 36 010 varieties reference book.

Taste and aroma are organoleptic indicators that, combined with texture, form the overall consumer value of a variety. Taste is composed of a harmonious balance of sweet, sour, salty, and bitter notes, while aroma is determined by a set of specific volatile compounds characteristic of a particular crop.

Evaluation of these characteristics during variety testing is carried out by the method of expert tasting using a five-point scale, where 5 points correspond to excellent taste and pronounced aroma, and 1–2 points to low indicators. The procedure is supplemented by laboratory biochemical analysis of the content of sugars, organic acids, dry matter, and anthocyanins, which constitute the chemical basis of taste.

Final indicators depend on the interaction of genotype and environmental conditions, including climate, growing degree days, and the level of mineral nutrition, where, for example, excess nitrogen can negatively affect quality. Agricultural practices, transport conditions, and subsequent post-harvest ripening of the produce also have a significant impact on the final result.

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Breakdown by crop

Rose Flavor and Fragrance 2 346 Apple Taste and Aroma 1 372 Grape taste and aroma 984 Pear taste and aroma 539 Lily Fragrance 529 Grape Taste and Aroma 410 Peach Taste and Aroma 405 Tomato Taste and Flavor 375 Flavor and Aroma of Garden Strawberry 365 Melon flavor and aroma 358 Apricot Taste and Aroma 258 Olive Flavor and Aroma 230 Plum taste and aroma 203 Pepper Flavor and Aroma 203 Sweet cherry taste and flavor 162 Tulip Flavor and Aroma 159 Raspberry Taste and Aroma 159 Apple Taste and Aroma 128 Potato taste and flavor 95 Dianthus caryophyllus fragrance 94 Blueberry flavor and aroma 85 Gooseberry taste and flavor 83 Parsley taste and aroma 83 Taste and Aroma of Blackcurrant 78

Found in these crops

Apple 1 237 Grapevine 1 188 Common grape vine 520 European pear 484 Peach 310 Garden strawberry 301 Melon 291 Olive 264 Apricot 215 Tomato 172 European plum 158 Common hop 156

Varieties that feature this in their description

Selection based on the description text, not official resistance ratings: such data is not available in registers. Mention indicates that the trait is discussed in the variety's sources; see the variety's profile for details on what is specifically stated.

Fensoon

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Reinhard Kaneppele

2 records

Fenhof

Withdrawn

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Hermann Oberhofer

2 records

INERYWIFLA

Active

Erysimum cheiri (L.) Crantz · Wallflower

Silvia Hofmann

1 record

Faw 5878

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

FAW Eidgenössische Forschunganstalt für Obst- Wein- und Gartenbau

1 record

FAIR 10

Terminated

Lavandula stoechas L. · French lavender

ALINE FAIRWEATHER LTD

1 record

GS 62

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Gerhard Sundermeyer

2 records

GEUS0813

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

Select Breeding B.V.

1 record

Genny

Active

Ocimum basilicum L. · Basil

Società Agricola Italiana Sementi (SAIS) S.p.A.

1 record

Eureka!

Active

Humulus lupulus L. · Common hop

Roger D Jeske

1 record

GAMBO LUNGO

Active

Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry

2 records

Icon

Active

Tulipa L. · Tulip

Hybris B.V.

1 record

FAURESAL01

Withdrawn

Salvia xjamensis J. Crompton · Jame sage

Jean-Pierre Faure

1 record

Fried Egg

Application submitted

Echinacea Moench. · Coneflower

HARINI KORLIPARA

1 record

FLORSAMA02

Withdrawn

Salvia x sylvestris L. · Wood sage

Florensis B.V.

1 record

Hazel

Withdrawn

Lavandula L. · Lavender

WYVEE Horticultural Services Pty Ltd

1 record

FLORSAMA02

Application submitted

Salvia nemorosa L. · Woodland sage

Florensis B.V.

1 record

FLORACHPI1

Active

Achillea millefolium L. · Yarrow

Florensis B.V.

1 record

Hagar

Terminated

Prunus laurocerasus L. · Cherry laurel

Miklós Józsa

2 records

DYSPURP

Active

Salvia xjamensis J. Crompton · Jame sage

DAVID DYSON

1 record

FEM 1

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Pierluigi Magnago^^^Fondazione Edmund Mach - Centro Ricerca e Innovazione (FEM-CRI)

2 records

FC15-173

Application submitted

Vaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry

Peter Stefan Boches

1 record

Golden Wind

Terminated

Aloysia citrodora Paláu · lemon-verbena

Eyal Kleinberger

1 record

Golden Jubilee

Terminated

Agastache rugosa (Fisch. & C. A. Mey) Kuntze · Chinese giant hyssop

MC DERMOTT FRANCIS

1 record

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