APS Journal April 2017

J ournal of the A merican P omological S ociety

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'Precoce De Tyrinthe' (49.6 g) were superior to the others. These data agree with the results of Seferoglu and Gulsen (2003). The

smallest fruits were obtained from 'Priana' and 'Aurora' (Tables 3-6). Fruit flesh/seed ratio was greatest for 'Precoce De Tyrinthe',

Table 4 . Fruit quality characteristics of eight apricot ( Prunus armeniaca L.) cultivars (2010). Cultivar Fresh Fruit weight (g) Seed weight (g) Flesh/Seed Ratio SSC (%)

Acidity

Alyanak Aurora Bebeco

43.84d 40.33e 51.37ab 43.88d 38.62f 52.42a 50.20b

2.44c 2.41e 3.66b 2.38f

16.91b 15.71c 13.01d 19.14a 17.15b 15.32c 12.67d 19.60a

16.26a 15.86b 14.93d 15.40c 14.93d 15.04d 14.06e 11.07f

1.01f

1.02ef 1.24b 1.19c 1.03e 1.02ef 1.07d 1.46a

Cagataybey 47.99c

Ninfa Priana

2.41de

2.36f 3.83a

Tokaloglu Tyrinthe

2.43cd

LSD (P=0.05) 1.36

0.02

0.51

0.20

0.01

Means within columns followed by the same letter are not significantly different according to LSD, P < 0.05.

Table 5 . Fruit quality characteristics of eight apricot ( Prunus armeniaca L.) cultivars (2011). Cultivar Fresh Fruit weight (g) Seed weight (g) Flesh/Seed Ratio SSC (%)

Acidity

Alyanak Aurora Bebeco

44.10d 40.88e 51.89b 44.87d 39.85e 53.11a 51.02b

2.44c 2.42d 3.67b 2.38e 2.42d 2.37e 3.84a 2.45c

17.03b 15.89c 13.12d 19.36a 17.51b 15.71c 12.81d 19.80a

16.06a 15.80a 14.80c 15.33b 14.93c 15.06bc 14.06d

1.01e 1.02e 1.24b 1.19c 1.03e 1.03e 1.07d 1.46a

Çağataybey 48.60c

Ninfa Priana

Tokaloğlu Tyrinthe

11.13e

LSD (P=0.05) 1.20

0.01

0.53

0.28

0.01

Means within columns followed by the same letter are not significantly different according to LSD, P < 0.05.

Table 6 . Fruit quality characteristics of eight apricot ( Prunus armeniaca L.) cultivars (2012). Cultivar Fresh Fruit weight (g) Seed weight (g) Flesh/Seed Ratio SSC (%)

Acidity

Alyanak Aurora Bebeco

44.17c 39.21e 50.39a 42.53d 36.65f 50.65a 47.82b

2.46b 2.41b 3.66a 2.39b 2.41b 2.36b 3.83a 2.45b

16.95b 15.26c 12.77e 18.49a 16.64b 14.53d 12.22e 18.52a

16.52a 15.92b 14.65f 15.26c 14.72e 15.01d 13.99g 10.90h

1.01f

1.02ef 1.24b 1.16c 1.04e 1.01f 1.07d 1.46a

Cagataybey 46.58b

Ninfa Priana

Tokaloglu Tyrinthe

LSD (P=0.05) 1.63

0.23

0.58

0.04

0.02

Means within columns followed by the same letter are not significantly different according to LSD, P < 0.05.