Tomo Milošević

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• PhD
• Professor (Full) at University of Kragujevac

From 2020 to 2022 we evaluated effect of mulching with wheat straw, herbicide fallow (GLP), gibberellins (GA4+7) and completely grassed area applications on yield (Y), fruit quality and antioxidant acivity of ‘Abbé Fétel’ pear grown in Čačak region (western Serbia). Results showed that mulch, herbicide strip and GA4+7 treatments statistically simil...

During January and February 2018 and 2019, we evaluated the most important physico-chemical properties of 11 commercial and one autochthonous apple cultivars that were available to consumers at the largest city market in Čačak (Western Serbia). The results showed that significant differences among cultivars were registered for evaluated traits. ‘Ča...

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of new clonal rootstocks ('Wavit', 'Weiwa', 'Docera 6', and 'Dospina 235') and Myrobalan seedling on the tree growth, productivity, fruit quality attributes and antioxidant capacity of two European plum cultivars ('Čačanska Lepotica' and 'Jojo') during a three-year period. The results indicated that choice o...

The current study was carried out to determine the impact of quince rootstocks (MA and BA.29) on soluble solids content (SSC), titratable acidity (TA), sugars content and antimicrobial activity of ‘Starking Delicious’, ‘Abbé Fétel’ and ‘Beurré Bosc’ European pear cultivars in 2020 and 2021 grown under Serbian conditions. Results showed that signifi...

The endocarp or stone is the most stable morphological feature of the genus Prunus. However, the identification of plum types, groups and/or genotypes based on endocarp is complicated because of a wide range of variation and morphological transitional states. From this point of view, knowledge on the degree of variability within and between plum sp...

The work presents the results obtained by examining the effects of cultivar and fertilisation with organic, mineral and foliar fertilisers and ground limestone on the number of fruiting laterals per floricane, their length, yielding and main berry quality attributes of 'Willamette' and 'Meeker' red raspberries in western Serbia. Impact of cultivar...

This study examines the morphometric (fruit dimensions and weight, kernel weight, and yield) and sensory (color of the shell, surface texture of the shell, breakage of the shell, color of the kernel, fullness of the kernel, and ease of kernel removal) characteristics of fruit, as well as coldpressed oil content and sensory characteristics (color, s...

Aim of study: To evaluate the suitability of seven clonal rootstocks and one seedling rootstocks for grafting the sour cherry cv. ‘Šumadinka’ based on early tree development, precocity, productivity and fruit quality. Area of study: A sour cherry orchard in village Prislonica, Serbia near Čačak city. Material and methods: The sour cherry cultivar ‘...

In 2014, we evaluated the main phenological and fruit physical-chemical characteristics of apple cultivars grown in western Serbia. The 'Idared' cultivar had the earliest start of flowering on March 30, immediately followed by the 'Kožara' cultivar on March 31. The cultivars 'Kiseljaja', 'Budimka' and 'Kolačara' cultivars began flowering at the sam...

This study was conducted during two years under the environmental conditions of Čačak (western Serbia) to evaluate the effects of different dates of shoot heading during summer pruning on the intensity of sylleptic shoot formation and the main morphological and anatomical traits of sylleptic shoots in plum cultivar ‘Čačanska Rodna’ grafted on Myrob...

Effect of pre-harvest calcium chloride (CaCl2) treatment on fruit quality attributes of three apple cultivars (‘Golden Delicious Reinders®’, ‘Granny Smith’ and ‘Red Chief ’) at harvest and after two and four months of cold storage during two consecutive years was studied. Trees were sprayed four times starting from the beginning of June at 20-day i...

From 2017 to 2022, tree growth, yield components, fruit quality attributes and antioxidant capacity of autochthonous and rare plum cultivars of different genetic origin were investigated. The research was carried out in the environmental conditions of Serbia in orchard where intensive horticultural measures were applied. The results showed a wide v...

Pollination and temperature are predominant factors affecting the progamic phase of sexual plant reproduction. In light of climate change and the emergence of increasing temperatures, new knowledge is necessary to encourage fruit breeding programmes to develop cultivars adapted to these changes, as well as to find the best incompatibility relations...

European plum is one of the most important temperate zone fruit species in the northern hemisphere. In the Republic of Serbia (RS), this species is beside apple and raspberry of great importance in terms of production, processing, consumption, export, employment of people and tradition. Therefore, constant improvement of plum production is necessar...

The region of Čačak (Western Serbia) is one of the centers of apricot production in Serbia. In harvest years, 3-4.000 tons of apricot fruits are produced in this region, which is about 10-15% of apricot production in Serbia. In this paper, characteristics of the most commonly grown apricot cultivars in Serbia ('Hungarian Best', 'NS – 4', 'Zaklopačk...

This study aims to analyze the essential physicochemical properties and antioxidant activity of 25 apple commercial cultivars grown in Serbia during 2019 and 2020 in order to segregate the apples with the best size, shape, and also nutritious and health promoting values. The results showed that ‘Morens Jonagored’ and ‘Red Boscop’ had similar and th...

The paper presents the three-year results of the effect of basic climatic parameters on the flowering of 12 apricot cultivars in conditions of Čačak. The significant differences in the beginning, progression and duration of flowering among years were determined. The beginning of flowering in 2020 was on March 12, in 2021 on March 1, and in 2022 on...

Obtaining more plant foods for humans rich in primary and secondary metabolites with a higher nutritional and health value, antioxidant activity, and attractive appearance depends on a group of phytochemicals whose synthesis and accumulation in partial plant organs are subject to regulation at different biological activities such as proteomic, iono...

The impact of seven clonal rootstocks (Colt, MaxMa 14, Krymsk 6, Adara, Cigančica, Gisela 5, and Gisela 6) and one local plum (Myrobalan seedlings) on yield, fruit weight, leaf mineral content at 120 days after full bloom (DAFB), and deviation from optimum percentage (DOP) for macro-and microelements of the 'Šumadinka' sour cherry cultivar was eval...

we evaluated main fruit phisico-chemical properties and antioxidant capacity of 27 natural cornelian cherry (Cornus mas L.) accessions selected at western Serbia. The results indicated significant differences in FW, SW, D g , L/D ratio, φ, FRa, SA and FV and contents of primary metabolites, phenolic compounds and antioxidant activity among accessio...

During two consecutive years, we investigated main physical and chemical properties of 10 native fig accessions grown in situ under atypical i.e. moderate climate of Serbia. This study represents the first detailed research on the analysis of different types of fig accessions and evaluation of their main fruit quality attributes. Results showed tha...

During 2015 and 2016 we investigated the influence of different organic (cattle manure, Humus Vita Stallatico (HVS)), organo-mineral (Multi Comp Base (MCB)) and mineral fertilizers (calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN), compound (NPK) and natural zeolite (Agrozel) as a soil conditioner on the yield and fruit physico-chemical properties of pear cv. 'Willi...

During three consecutive years we investigate influence of seedlings of Myrobalan, Stanley and Green Gage as rootstocks on main fruit physical and chemical properties of four European plums (‘Čačanska Rana’, ‘Čačanska Lepotica’, ‘Čačanski Šećer’ and ‘Stanley’) grown under ecological conditions of Čačak (Serbia). Results showed that significant diff...

Vegetative growth, yield, fruit quality attributes and antioxidant activity of ‘Angeleno’, ‘T.C. Sun’ and ‘Black Amber’ Japanese plum cultivars were studied over a 7‑year period after planting. The experiment was performed in the Prislonica village (Čačak, Serbia), on a sandy-loam and acidic soil and moderate climate. The cultivars were grafted on...

This work was carried out to obtain data about the vegetative growth, productivity, fruit external and internal quality and leaf nutrient composition of apple cv. ‘Golden Delicious Reinders’ from different fertilization regimes, with reference to their role in tree and fruit growth and development, especially for their specific recommendations. Org...

During two consecutive years (2014 and 2015) we investigated tree vigour, productivity, and the main physicochemical attributes of Carmen, Kieffer, Santa Maria, and Williams pears grafted on quince BA.29. Results showed that trunk cross-sectional area (TCSA), yield per tree (Y), yield efficiency (YE), and number of fruits per tree (NFT) were signif...

In this work, 19 newly introduced and some traditional apricot cultivars were evaluated by 20 phenological and agronomical traits and fruit quality attributes. The results showed a wide variation in phenological data, tree vigour (TCSA), productivity [yield per tree, cumulative yield (CY) and yield efficiency (YE)], and fruit quality attributes suc...

From the first to the tenth year after planting the impact of four rootstocks [‘Pixy’, ‘St. Julian A’, ‘Fereley’ and ‘Myrobalan’ seedling (Prunus cerasifera Ehrh.)] on tree vigour (assesed as trunk cros sectional area), yield tree-1 and unit area-1, cumulative yield, yield efficiency, biennial bearing index and fruit weight of plum cultivars ‘Čačan...

In resent few decades, production of horticultural crops (fruits, vegetables, aromatic, medicinal and flower plants) increases rapidly in the world. The reasons for the large increase of production of horticultural crops are numerous, but the most important are the raising of new plantations in countries that have not previously had significant pro...

During 2018 and 2019, we evaluated the main fruit physical properties [weight (FW), length (L), diameter (D), geometric mean diameter (Dg), length/diameter ratio (L/D ratio), sphericity (φ), surface area (S), fruit volume (V) and solid density (ρ)] of ‘Pink Lady’ apple grafted on dwarf M.9 Т337, semi-dwarf M.26 and semi-vigour MM.106 rootstocks. Re...

The paper presents the results of the influence of terms of planting and fertilizers on the production characteristics of strawberries. Planting dates are the beginning of July and the beginning of October. The feeding programs included the use of Rosasol fertilizers (Orange Rosasol formulation 15-30-20, Blue Rosasol formulation 20-20-20 and Yellow...

During two consecutive years we investigated the in uence of two traditional quince rootstocks and three commercial pear cultivars on the phenolic compounds content and the antioxidant capacity in whole fruit. Results showed that the impact of rootstocks was lesser than the impact of cultivars. Quince BA.29 showed the higher vitamin C content, tota...

During two consecutive years we tested the impact of different fertilizers on the leaf nutritional status of ‘Williams’ pears at 60 days after full bloom. Fertilizers, years and their interaction significantly influenced leaf macro- and microelements level. Cattle manure (CM) increased leaf P, K, Ca, Mg, Fe and Mn, but decreased leaf N, Zn and B le...

Among the known types of berry fruits in Serbia, strawberry, raspberry, blackberry, currant, gooseberry, hybrids betwen black currant and gooseberry and blueberry are cultivated. Contemporary production of berry fruits in Serbia, in accordance with a significant position on the world market in terms of quantity and quality of products, requires fro...

In 2018 and 2019, we evaluated the influence of seven clonal rootstocks (Colt, MaxMa 14, Krymsk 6, Adara, Cigančica, Gisela 5 and Gisela 6) with different vigour on the total phenolic content (TPC), total flavonoid content (TFC), total anthocyanin content (TAc), total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and main fruit physical properties of ‘Šumadinka’ sour...

The Čačak region is one of the centers of apricot production in Serbia. The most cultivated apricot cultivar is Mađarska Najbolja, while the other cultivars (Roksana, NS cultivars, etc.) are less prevalent. The largest number of cultivars is used for processing and they mature in the first half of July. The aim of this paper is to examine apricot v...

Individual production on farms cannot meet the market demand for quantity, quality and continuity, and in most cases it is economically uncompetitive. One way of better and more efficient organization of agricultural production is associations of producers in different forms, as well as cooperatives managed by the producers. Local initiative and or...

During two consecutive years (2018 and 2019) we investigated the effect of two clonal rootstocks on fruit weight, contents of some non-nutrients and total antioxidant capacity (TAC) in the flesh and peel of cv. 'Hapke' apple. Results showed that fruit weight was significantly higher on M.9 T337 than on M.26 rootstock and similar in both 2018 and 20...

During 2018 and 2019 we ad hoc investigated fruit weight, chemical composition and antioxidant activity of fi ve strawberry cultivars ('Irma' as a day-neutral cultivar, and 'Clery', 'Roxana' ' Asia' and an 'Unknown' genotype as short-day strawberries). By ANOVA and multivariate analysis (PCA), diff erences were observed between cultivars based on t...

Fruit production, including stone fruits, increases rapidly in the world. In period 2006–16, the most intensive growth was observed in peach and nectarine (26.41%) and the smallest in apricot (10.79%). The reasons for the large increase of fruit production are numerous, but the most important are the raising of new plantations in countries that hav...

The research was conducted in the experimental-production plum orchard during 2013. Some of the most important physical and mechanical properties of the fruit were investigated in three plum cultivars („Čačanska Rana‟, „Čačanska Lepotica‟ i „Čačanska Najbolja‟) grafted on four rootstocks: one generative Myrobalan (Prunus cerasifera Ehrh.) and three...

Th e present study focused on the infl uence of organic, organo-mineral and mineral fertilizers on berry quality att ributes (contents of total anthocyanins, cyanidin-3-sophoroside, cyanidin-3-glucorutinoside and macro- and microelements, total antioxidant capacity and DPPH scavenging activity) of cv. 'Meeker' red raspberry during three consecutive...

Corrigendum to "Influence of organic, organo-mineral and mineral fertilisers on cane traits, productivity and berry quality of red raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.)" [Sci. The authors regret that data in the middle column of Table 3 [Yield per meter of espalier (g)] were incorrectly displayed in the original published paper. The corrected Table 3 is pres...

The present study focused on the influence of organic, organo-mineral and mineral fertilisers on primocane growth, floricane properties, yield and berry quality attributes of cv. ‘Meeker’ red raspberry during three consecutive years under western Serbian conditions. We used organo-mineral pelleted NPK fertilizer commercially named ‘Excell Orga’ (Ex...

Th e trial was conducted in Prislonica village near Čačak (western Serbia) from 2011 to 2017 in order to determine the impact of Myrobalan (vigorous), St. Julien A (semi-vigorous) and Pumiselect (dwarfi ng) rootstocks on tree growth, productivity and main fruit physico-chemical traits of three newly-bred Serbian apricot genotypes grown under dry, s...

The article presents the results related to the answer to the question of the possibility of commercial cultivation of sweet cherry in the so-called high dense planting system (> 1000 trees ha–1) on a vigour Mazzard (Prunus avium L.) rootstock. Responses were asked over the decade (2008-2018) to the monitoring of vegetative growth, productivity and...

The paper presents the results of the freezing of flower buds of 15 apricot cultivars on the end of winter dormancy when temperatures below -10°C were occurred. The flower buds of studied apricot cultivars at that moment were from the the beginning of the bud swelling to stage when sepals are clearly visible. The percentage of freezing of flower bu...

Tree growth, productivity, fruit quality attributes and antioxidant activity were tested in apple cv. ‘Idared’ under different fertilization treatments from the 22nd to the 23rd year after planting in a heavy acidic soil under western Serbian conditions. Treatments included the use of aged cattle manure, compound NPK (15:15:15) mineral fertilizer,...

In this study, the influence of Sharka disease, caused by Plum pox virus (PPV), on tree growth, yield attributes, financial losses, fruit physical properties, nutritive compounds, phenolic and flavonoid contents and antioxidant power was evaluated in a susceptible apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) genotype. The results showed that Sharka significantly...

The Čačak region (central Serbia) is famous for apricot growing, accounting for about 10% of total apricot production in Serbia, with 3-4,000 t of fruit produced in high-yield years. Research was conducted from 2008 to 2012 to evaluate a large number of apricot genotypes in the region. Five genotypes exhibiting the best performance were singled out...

During 2016 and 2017, the influence of cattle manure, urea, KAN, complex NPK 15:15:15 and organo-mineral fertilizers commercially named Italpolina on vegetative growth, yielding and main physical properties of apple cultivar 'Golden Delicious Reinders' on M.9 rootstock grown on heavy and acidic soil near Čačak was investigated. The results showed t...

Despite over 6000 plum cultivars from 19 to 40 species that have originated in Europe, Asia and America, used for fresh market, processing, canning, drying and deep freezing, there is a continuing need to develop new cultivars through different breeding tools as the requirements of industry and market change. Most plums grown commercially are eithe...

The work presents results related to the phenology of flowering and fruit maturity, initial bearing, yield and fruit quality of 18 newly-bred apricot cultivars - two domestic and 16 foreign ones compared to the ‘Hungarian Best’ (control) in the second year after planting in ecological conditions of Čačak. All the traits examined were with variable...

Bush vigor, berry physical traits and chemical composition, seasonal changes of leaf macronutrients content and leaf mineral status at mid-summer (120 DAFB, Days After Full Bloom) were evaluated in black, red and white currants and their cultivars which are grown on heavy soil, and with reduced cultural practices, except pruning, fertilization with...

Research was conducted during three consecutive years to evaluate the effects of compound NPK (15-15-15), cattle manure and natural zeolite, commercially named “Agrozel”, applied alone or in combination, on cane properties, yield, berry quality attributes and mid-summer leaf mineral status of ‘Thornfree’ blackberry grown on an acidic, shallow, heav...

we investigated impact of three clonal rootstocks for apple (M.9 T337, M.4 and MM.106) on productivity, fruit physical and chemical properties of 'Red Chief ® Camspur' cultivar under pedo-climatic conditions of Cacak (western Serbia). Results showed that tree vigour, yield per tree and per unit area, cumulative yield (CY) and yield efficiency (YE)...

Nut and kernel size, shape and some sensorial traits in ten hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.) cultivars were evaluated using an objective procedure based on multivariate analysis in order to obtain an important value of these cultivars for growers, processing and consumers. Cultivars were compared with nuts and kernels of C. avellana L. and C. colurna...

Adequate soil conditions and fertilization as a cultural practice are the basis of fruit crops production. This study was conducted in 2011 and 2012 to determine impact of soil application of complex nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium (NPK) mineral fertilizer alone and its mixture with cattle manure (M) and natural zeolite (A) on yield, fruit phys...

The world population is expected to be doubled by the next few decades that will increase the food demand in future. The fruit production is no doubt has of great importance in agricultural sector due to the economic importance and as well as their beneficial effect on human health. Adopting the sustainable ways of fruit production is the need of t...

U radu su prikazani višegodišnji rezultati analize proizvodnje maline u brdsko – planinskom području Srbije. Brdsko – planinsko područje pretežno karakteriše usitnjen zemljišni posed i preovladavajuća raznorodna poljoprivredna proizvodnja. Takva proizvodnja uglavnom ima sve odlike ekstenzivnosti. Međutim, proizvodnja maline u Srbiji je pokazatelj d...

During the second through sixth growing seasons, under the environmental conditions of Čačak (Serbia), tree vigour, yield (kg tree-1 and t ha-1), yield efficiency, biennial bearing index and fruit weight were studied in five plum cultivars ('Čačanska Rana', 'Čačanska Lepotica', 'Čačanska Najbolja', 'Čačanska Rodna' and 'Stanley') grafted on myrobal...

During 2012 and 2013 we investigated impact of quinces MA and BA.29 rootstocks on leaf macro-and micronutrients amount at 60 days after full bloom (DAFB) and deviation from optimum percentage (DOP and ΣDOP indexes) of three pear cultivars grown at Cacak region on heavy and acidic soil. Results showed that rootstocks significantly influenced leaf P,...

This paper presents two-year results (2014 and 2015) of a trial on the effect of heading cut position and heading date on the occurrence and properties of sylleptic shoots in apricot. The research included cv. 'Hungarian Best' grafted on Myrobalan (P. cerasifera, Ehrh) seedling rootstock, and grown near Čačak (43°53'N latitude; 20°21'E longitude; 3...

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Introduction. Cacak is the large fruit production region in Serbia; it presents an enormous diversity represented by different fruit species, highlighting apricot and small fruits. The objective of this work was to investigate and compare the main temperate fruit and berry quality attributes in eight species and their cultivars grown under similar...

Over 60% Serbian soils are heavy, shallow and acidic, especially in west part of this country. Basically, Serbian fruit production is mainly represented in these conditions which are not favorable for intensive fruit growing. However, repair of these soils is a long and very expensive process. Regarding to this, one of the real ways to overcome thi...

During 2011 and 2012, differences in the physical properties of fruit at physiological maturity vs. harvest maturity were evaluated in nine plum cultivars (‘Boranka’, ‘Čačanska Rana’, ‘Čačanska Lepotica’, ‘Valerija’, ‘Timočanka’, ‘Čačanska Najbolja’, ‘Čačanska Rodna’, ‘Stanley’ and ‘Mildora’) grown in high density planting system under the environm...

During first 5 years after planting, we investigated the impact of quinces MA and BA.29 rootstocks on tree growth, precocity, yield, fruit quality and leaf nutrients content 60 days after full bloom (DAFB) of ‘Starking Delicious’, ‘Abbé Fetel’, and ‘Conference’ pear cultivars which are grown in the Cacak region on heavy and acidic soil. Results sho...

From 2008 to 2013 the phenology, early tree growth, precocity, yield, fruit quality attributes and leaf nutrient status of four sweet cherry cultivars (May Early, Germersdorfer, Sunburst and Celeste) were evaluated on Colt rootstock in the Cacak region (Serbia) with 1,250 trees/ha. The soil type was heavy and acidic. The results showed that cv. May...

Main physical properties of 19 apricot genotypes and Hungarian Best (control) such as moisture content, fruit and stone mass, flesh/stone ratio, fruit dimensions (length, width, thickness), arithmetic and geometric mean diameter, sphericity, aspect ratio and surface area were determined during 2003 and 2004. Their application is also discussed. The...

During two years we have investigated main fruit quality traits, yield and leaf nutrient content at 120 days after full bloom (DAFB) of 'Idared' and 'Melrose' apples on M.9 rootstock when fertilized with complex NPK (15:15:15) alone, and mixture with natural zeolite (Agrozel) and/or cattle manure. Results showed that fruit quality has been strongly...

Research was conducted to assess metal contamination of soils and fruits and evaluate potential human health risks. Heavy metal concentrations (Fe, Mn, Cu, Zn, Cd and Pb) in plum orchard soils were belowmaximum permissible concentration. I-geo showed that soils were uncontaminated (I-geo <0 for Fe and Mn) and uncontaminated to moderately contaminat...

This paper presents the results of an analysis of economic effects (costs and income) of apricot production during the first 7 years after planting. The analysis involved an orchard of apricot cv. 'Roxana' grafted onto 'Myrobalan' (Prunus cerasifera Ehrh.) seedling rootstock and grown at a plant spacing of 6 x 3.5 m (476 trees/ha). Since 'Roxana' i...

The main objective of the present study is to measure the levels of heavy metals in important fruit species such as apple, apricot, and nectarine and their nine, five, and six cultivars, respectively. This work investigates the accumulation of Fe, Cu, Zn, Ni, Cd, Pb, and Cr in flowers of above species, to measure the levels of heavy metal contamina...

The behavior of five apricots grafted across Blackthorn inter-stem (BI) on Myrobalan stock and on Myrobalan rootstock (MR) was evaluated through vegetative growth, tree mortality, productivity, fruit quality and leaf nutrient composition from the 1st to the 6th leaf. The trial was performed in the Prislonica village (Cacak, Serbia), on a dry, shall...

During two consecutive years (2010 and 2011) we evaluated the impact of Progerbalin LG® (mixture of gibberellins (GA4+7) and N 6-benzyladenine) on fruit weight, fruit dimensions, elongation, geometric mean diameter or fruit size, aspect ratio, surface area and fruit volume of five apple cultivars belonging to ‘Red Delicious’ group (‘Hapke’ grafted...

Fruit apricot dimensions, weight, size and shape are the most commonly measured pomological properties. The size and shape features of 13 apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) cultivars and promising Serbian selections grown in Western Serbia were investigated using a multivariate analysis. The apricots promoted fruits wider than long in shape, except Harc...

Apart from frequent spontaneous syllepsis, sylleptic shoot development in plums can be induced by diverse practices, most notably plant hormone application and shoot tip removal. Research was conducted in 2008 and 2009 to evaluate the effect of summer pruning heading date on the degree of sylleptic branching and major morphological and anatomical p...

The tree growth, fruit weight and leaf mineral status of ten plum cultivars grafted on rootstock of autochthonous plum 'Belosljiva' under high density planting system (HDP) on acidic soil was investigated in the fifth and sixth leaf. Results indicated that tree vigour, fruit weight and productivity significantly depend on the cultivar. 'Čačanska Na...

The objective of this study was to characterize the European apricot germplasm that was collected in Cacak and Smederevo region, Central Serbia. Fifteen physical, chemical and sensorial traits were investigated in this germplasm consisting 14 accessions during a two year period. High variations were recorded in fruit weight, soluble solids content,...

The study was conducted to determine the effects of Myrobalan rootstock and Blackthorn interstock on fruit physical and chemical traits of five apricot cultivars. The results showed that cultivars grafted on Myrobalan rootstock appear to induce a higher fruit mass when compared with the Blackthorn interstock. Blackthorn interstock showed a tendency...

This study was carried out to investigate impacts of Myrobalan rootstock and Blackthorn interstem on fruit growth, physico-chemical features and bioactive compounds of two apricot cultivars ('Harcot' and 'Roksana') in 2010 and 2011. Fruits of both cultivars on Myrobalan and/or Blackthorn grew with a classic double sigmoid curve from full bloom time...

Raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.) cultivar 'Willamette' has long been most commonly grown raspberry cultivar in Serbia, which is owing to high adaptability of the cultivar to respective agro-environmental conditions. Massive dieback of full bearing plantings is a major problem in raspberry growing hence quality planting material is a must when establishi...

U radu su prikazane karakteristike rasta, rodnosti i kvaliteta ploda pet sorti kajsije kalemljenih na džanarici, gajenih na plitkom, peskovitom i kiselom zemljištu sa 600 stabala ha-1 u oblasti Čačka od 2008 do 2012. godine. Sorta per se (genotip) se ponašala kao najznačajniji faktor koji je uticao na ispitivane osobine kajsije. Sve sorte su imale...

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The study focused on characterizing five apricot cultivars to acknowledge the impact of natural zeolite (Agrozel type), cattle manure, composite NPK (15-15-15) and calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) on tree vigour, precocity, yield performance and fruit quality attributes. The results showed that Agrozel induced the highest tree growth in all cultivars...

This article presents chemical (moisture, soluble solids and total sugars contents, titratable acidity, pH juice, soluble solids/titratable acidity ratio and total sugars/titratable acidity ratio) and physical (fruit dimensions, arithmetic and geometric mean diameter, fruit and stone mass, flesh/stone ratio, sphericity, aspect ratio and surface are...

A 3-year study was done to compare the blossoming and harvesting date, fruit physical and chemical composition of six nectarine cultivars grown with High Density Planting system under western Serbian conditions. A high variability among and within cultivars was found and significant differences were observed among them in all properties analyzed. Y...

Nut yield per bush, nut and kernel traits and nutritional status of leaves of three hazelnut cultivars (‘Tonda Gentile Romana’, ‘Nocchione’ and ‘Istarski Duguljasti’) were examined under different intensity of cluster drop during 2005–2007 in Western Serbia. Cluster drop between fruit set and maturity period was identified and significantly influen...

The study focused on characterizing the three German plum cultivars ('Jojo', 'Hanita' and 'Katinka') hypersensitive (oversensitiveness) and/or tolerant to Sharka to acknowledge the tree vigour, precocity, yield performances and main physico-chemical quality attributes of the fruits grown in a Serbian agro-climatic conditions. The cultivars were gra...