THE YIELD, QUALITY AND UTILIZATION OF SWEET CHERRIES

Abstract

This article is a comparative analysis of the Kordia, Regina, Summit, Sharetta and Sweet Stefanny sweet cherry varieties, grafted on Gisela 6, which are grown in a super-intensive cultivation system in the north of the Republic of Moldova. The orchard was planted in 2018 with a distance between trees of 4x1. The orchard is drip irrigated and protected with an anti-hail netting; the trees have slender spindle-shaped crowns; the soil between the rows is kept grassy, and the soil in the rows is cultivated. During the years 2023-2024, the yield of the Summit, Sharetta and Sweet Stefanny varieties significantly increased (18.38-19.59 t/ha) as compared to the Kordia and Regina varieties (12.71-13.22 t/ha). The diameter, the average weight, the quantity of soluble dry matter and the firmness of the fruit depend on the biology of the variety.