New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science
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Determining performances of some loquat (Eriobotrya japonica) cultivars
under Mediterranean coastal conditions in Hatay, Turkey
C. Durgac
A. Polat
O. Kamiloglu
Department of Horticulture
Faculty of Agriculture
University of Mustafa Kemal
Antakya/Hatay, Turkey
email: cdurgac@mku.edu.tr
Abstract The growth performances, phenological
and pomological characteristics of four loquat (Eriobotrya japonica)
cultivars, ‘Kanro’, ‘Baffico’, ‘Dr. Trabut’,
and ‘Gold Nugget’, were studied between 1996 and 2000 in the Mediterranean
climate in Kirikhan, Hatay, Turkey. Among the loquat cultivars tested, the biggest
trunk diameter and annual shoot growths were measured in ‘Kanro’ whereas ‘Baffico’ was
found to be the earliest, and ‘Kanro’ to be the latest ripening cultivar.
The largest fruit size was obtained from ‘Dr. Trabut’, whereas the
smallest fruit size from ‘Baffico’. ‘Dr. Trabut’ had
the highest seed number and seed weight, and the lowest value of the flesh/seed
ratio was calculated in this cultivar. The ratio of flesh to seed was highest
in ‘Kanro’. The highest total soluble solids (TSS) content was observed
in ‘Baffico’ (11.77%), whereas the lowest TSS was recorded in ‘Kanro’ (9.09%).
The results suggest that these cultivars can be successfully grown in a Mediterranean
climate. Adaptation of the cultivars to the region is also most likely to increase
the production and quality of loquat.
Keywords Eriobotrya japonica;
loquat; growth; phenology; pomology
New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science, 2006, Vol. 34:
225–230
0014–0671/06/3403–0225 © The Royal
Society of New Zealand 2006
H05101; Online publication date 31 July 2006. Received 31 August
2005; accepted 21 February 2006
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