Bazı Çilek Çeşitlerinin Merzifon (Amasya) Ekolojisindeki Verim Durumlarının Tespiti

Özet

Çilek üzümsü meyve grubu içerisinde üretim ve tüketim değerleri bakımından birinci sıradadır. Tüketici

Abstract

Strawberry is ranked as the first within berry fruit group in terms of production and consumptionvalues. With the increase in consumer’s demands, strawberry production increases day by day due to the fact thatstrawberry has many developed commercial cultivars and adaptation to various climate conditions. It is necessaryto evaluate the yield and quality under various climate and soil conditions of many developed strawberry cultivarsand recommend them to producers as a result of these studies. This study was conducted to investigate yieldcharacteristics and production opportunities of four commercial strawberry cultivars (Albion, Sweet Charlie, SanAndreas, and Monterey) grown in Merzifon district of Amasya city. In the study, Monterey cultivar had the highestyield with an average of 307.8 g plant-1, followed by Albion cultivar (283.7 g plant-1), San Andreas cultivar (243.7g plant-1), and Sweet Charlie cultivar (64.41 g plant-1). Monterey cultivar gave the highest result with the averageof 26.08 in fruit number per plant. In fruit index, Albion cultivar had the largest fruits (12.8 g berry-1), whereas,the cultivar having the smallest fruits was Sweet Charlie (7.39 g berry -1). Even though no statistically significantdifference was observed between the examined cultivars in terms of soluble solid content, Monterey cultivar hadthe highest soluble solid (9.81 %).It was concluded in the present study that strawberry production could be realized and especially Albion, Montereyand San Andreas strawberry cultivars could be evaluated as an alternative product for locals in Merzifon districtthat have suitable conditions for plant production in terms of climate and soil conditions.