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.

ZAIROBE

Active

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

Floyd Zaiger (US)

2 records

Zaidebi

Protection expired

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Floyd Zaiger (US)

4 records

Zaipevi

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Floyd Zaiger (US)

4 records

ZAI719PJ

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Zaiger's Inc. Genetics (US)

4 records

Zanta

Terminated

Fragaria L. · Strawberry

Ferdinant de Pauw

2 records

ZAI659PJ

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Zaiger's Inc. Genetics (US)

4 records

Yellow pinkheart

Protection expired

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Domaine Public (FR)

2 records

, Yellow Bellflower

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

5 records

Zebrino

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

De Ruiter Seeds B.V.

3 records

XUANINA

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

SERIDA

2 records

ZAI696PB

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Zaiger's Inc. Genetics (US)

5 records

Wojan

Terminated

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Krakowska Hodowla i Nasiennictwo Ogrodnicze POLAN sp. z o.o.

2 records

Xanthi 81

Active

Nicotiana tabacum L. · Tobacco

HAO-DEMETER Cotton and Industrial Crops Institute

2 records

Williamette

Active

Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry

CORVALLIS (US)

2 records

Zeus

Active

Foeniculum vulgare Mill. · Fennel

CORA SEEDS S.R.L

2 records

White Magic

Active

Muscari · Grape hyacinth

Boltha B.V.

2 records

Zelena Tikvica

Active

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

keine Angabe

2 records

Zefa Type Rouge

Terminated

Brassica rapa L. var. rapa (L.) Thell. · Turnip

Domaine Public (FR)

2 records

Węgierka Zwykła

Active

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy

3 records

Zaitolio

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Floyd Zaiger (US)

4 records

WEKcatlart

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

Weeks Roses Inc (US)

2 records

ZAI 587 PJ

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

5 records

Vulcano

Terminated

Cucumis melo L. · Melon

Tezier SA (FR)

2 records

Visione

Active

Lilium L. · Lily

Vletter & Den Haan Beheer B.V

2 records

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Variety traits

Maturity group 89 063
Yield 67 000
Vigor 53 548
Plant height 51 504
Lodging 50 198
Variety origin 29 523
Productivity 27 845
Winter hardiness 27 261

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This summary is compiled from the publications listed in the sources and verified by an editor. It contains no legally significant information; it provides agronomic context for registry data rather than the registry data itself.