The early performance and fruit properties of apricot cultivars grafted on Prunus spinosa L. interstock

Early tree performances, precocity and fruit quality attributes of newly introduced apricot cultivars grown under western Serbian conditions

“…Generally, in moderate and continental areas where low temperatures often occur in spring, late-blooming apricots should be cultivated (Milošević et al, 2010). Miodragović et al (2019) found that the duration of bloom for 'Novosadska Kasnocvetna' was 9 days, consistent with our results. In general, our data for bloom duration (7-11 days) were consistent with the results of Bozhkova et al (2013).…”

“…These authors also reported that YE values for 'Candela', 'Betinka', 'Roxana' and 'Hungarian Best' were 0.21, 0.52, 0.85 and 0.28, respectively. On the other hand, Miodragović et al (2019) reported YE of 0.40 for 'Novosadska Kasnocvetna' which is much higher than those obtained in our study for the same cultivar.…”

“…However, both of those studies reported lower fruit weight for 'Hungarian Best' compared to our value. Our fruit weight values were lower for 'Aurora' and higher for 'Hungarian Best' than those of Milatović et al (2012), and our value for 'Novosadska Kasnocvetna' was lower than that of Miodragović et al (2019). Additionaly, our average fruit weight for Czech cultivars ('Adriana', 'Candela' and 'Betinka') differed from the results of Krška and Vachůn (2016).…”

“…These results indicated great potential for adaptability to growing conditions, although the difficulty of apricot cultivars to adapt to environments differing from their origin is well known (Mehlenbacher et al, 1991). Miodragović et al (2019) also reported low average yield for 'Novosadska Kasnocvetna' but higher CY than ours at a similar tree age, but the trees in that study were grafted with P. spinosa L. (blackthorn) as an interstock on Myrobalan stock. Bozhkova et al (2013) reported lower yield per tree for 'Aurora' and higher for 'Hungarian Best' than our data, whereas Egea et al ( 2004) stated that yield per tree of 'Orange Red' grafted on Manicot and GF.31 rootstocks was much higher than those found in our study.…”

Effects of Osmotic Dehydration on the Hot Air Drying of Apricot Halves: Drying Kinetics, Mass Transfer, and Shrinkage

“…Compared to other fruits, dried apricot production has been recorded with the largest increase and a share of about 40%. The world's leading producer is Turkey, with 19% of total production, and the US with 12% [1][2][3]. In Serbia, the consumption of dried apricots has gradually increased over the last years, and most of it is imported from Turkey and Iran.…”