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1. 'Baotong' - a new, early and high quality strawberry cultivar

Author:
Lixiao Duan; Feng Tian; Xingluan Zhang; Yongquan Liu; Caifen Wang; Xingzhou Xu
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2014 v. no.1049 pp. 253-254
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
cultivars; strawberries; total soluble solids; powdery mildew; crossing; vegetative growth; firmness; flavor; foliar diseases; taste
Abstract:
... 'Baotong' is a new strawberry cultivar developed by crossing 'Benihomalei' with 'Camarosa'. The fruit is neat, the fruit surface is flat, the taste is good, and the firmness is moderate. The largest fruit mass reaches 44.7 g. Soluble solid content accounts for 10.3%. The fruit firmness is 0.58 kg/cm2. Compared with the 'Toyonoka' and 'Benihoppe', 'Baotong' is more resistant to powdery mildew and s ...

2. 'Lapins' on ten cherry rootstocks in the Alpe Adria region

Author:
Fajt, N.; Folini, L.; Bassi, G.; Siegler, H.
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2014 no.1020 pp. 371-376
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Prunus avium; canopy; cherries; fruit quality; planting; rootstocks; spring; trees; vigor; Austria; Croatia; Germany; Italy; Slovenia
Abstract:
... ‘Lapins’ sweet cherry was planted on ten cherry rootstocks in several Alpe-Adria countries (Germany, Italy, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia) in spring 1997. Tabel Edabriz, Weiroot 13, Weiroot 72, Weiroot 158, GiSelA 4, GiSelA 5, GiSelA 195/20, PiKu 4.20 = PiKu 1 and MaxMa 14 were tested and compared with F12/1. Tree vigour (canopy volume and trunk cross-sectional area), yield, yield efficiency and frui ...

3. 'Ningyu': a new cultivar with high reducing sugar, ascorbic acid and antioxidant capacity

Author:
J. Wang; M. Z. Zhao; Z. W. Wang; H. M. Yu; W. Y. Huang
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2014 no.1049 pp. 231-235
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
anthracnose; antioxidant activity; ascorbic acid; breeding; citric acid; color; cultivars; fructose; fruiting; glucose; leaf area; leaves; malic acid; odors; reducing sugars; titratable acidity; China
Abstract:
... ‘Ningyu’ has been released from the breeding programme at Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences since 2010. It is a new, early fruiting and balanced aroma cultivar with anthracnose resistance, which is derived from ‘Sachinoka’ × ‘Akihime’ in 2005. Plant characterization, fruit weight and color, total titrable acidity, organic acid, sugar, ascorbic acid and antioxidant capacity were evaluated. C ...

4. 'Sebin' Persian walnut

Author:
Y. Akca
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2013 no.1050 pp. 139-142
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
abortion (plants); crop yield; cultivars; early development; orchards; seedlings; seeds
Abstract:
... ‘Şebin’ is a Persian walnut cultivar that originated as a seedling in Şebinkarahisar, and has become a standard in many walnut producing areas of Turkey. The popularity of ‘Şebin’ is due to its high kernel ratio, nut quality, precocity and excellent yield. The mean nut weight varied from 9.95 to 12.40 g, kernel weight from 6.25 to 7.85 g, and the kernel ratio was between 61.0 and 64%. However, fru ...

5. 'Tankeumchu': a mid-ripening, black-fruited table grape

Author:
Jung Ho Noh; Kyo Sun Park; Hae Keun Yun; Youn Young Hur; Seo Jun Park; Sung Min Jung; Han Chan Lee
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2014 v. no.1046 pp. 271-273
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
cultivars; juices; diploidy; small fruits; total soluble solids; table grapes; fruit maturity; Vitis; firmness; taste
Abstract:
... 'Tankeumchu' (Vitis sp. × V. vinifera) is a new table grape cultivar that is diploid, mid-ripening and black-fruited with large cluster. It has mean bud burst on April 24, full blooming on June 1, and fruit maturity on September 10. It has an excellent taste with abundant juice and soft firmness. The mean weight of berries is 7.0 g, and mean content of soluble solids is 18.0°Brix. 'Tankeumchu' is ...

6. (Molecular) breeding of Lilium

Author:
Arens, P.; Shahin, A.; Tuyl, J.M. van
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2014 no.1027 pp. 113-127
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Lilium; food crops; genes; high-throughput nucleotide sequencing; hybrids; interspecific hybridization; marker-assisted selection; ornamental plants; phenotype; plant breeding; polyploidy; research and development
Abstract:
... Lily breeding has become an important economic activity in the last 50 years. Within this period breeding has changed from making end-products that were mainly interspecific hybrids from the section Sinomartagon to polyploid hybrids that are derived from intersectional crosses. Especially the Longiflorum × Asiatic hybrids or LA hybrids and the Oriental × Trumpets or OT hybrids have become dominant ...

7. A comparison of growth media for cyclamens in a controlled environment

Author:
P. Adriaanse
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2014 no.1055 pp. 3-10
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Cyclamen; bark; business enterprises; coir; cold season; commercial horticulture; corms; culture media; flowers; growers; horticultural crops; income; landscapes; leaves; market prices; measuring devices; peat; perlite; pest management; plant growth; production costs; trade; South Africa
Abstract:
... Cyclamens are considered an important crop for winter to supplement the income of enterprises during the cold season. Container grown cyclamens are considered an expensive commercial horticultural crop where growth media is seen as a factor which contributes significantly to the production costs. The economic landscape in South Africa dictates that production costs are kept as low as possible with ...

8. A new hybrid genus amenopsis (orchidaceae) derived from the cross between amesiella and phalaenopsis

Author:
Tsai, C.C.
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2014 no.1025 pp. 57-60
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Phalaenopsis; cultivars; culture media; flowers; germination; germplasm; greenhouses; horticulture; hybrids; intergeneric hybridization; leaves; placenta; pollination
Abstract:
... Phalaenopsis is one of the important economic orchids in the world. To date, thousands of Phalaenopsis cultivars have been bred and commercialized. In order to introduce unique characteristics of the spur structure from the flower of Amesiella into Phalaenopsis germplasm, intergeneric hybridization between Phalaenopsis ‘Sogo Yukidian’ and Amesiella philippinensis were conducted by artificial polli ...

9. A new series of pest- and disease-resistant vigour-controlling apple rootstocks

Author:
D. S. Tustin; S. M. Seymour; K. C. Breen
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2014 no.1058 pp. 663-669
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Eriosoma lanigerum; Erwinia amylovora; Malus; Phytophthora cactorum; agronomic traits; apples; bioassays; branches; crossing; dwarfing; early development; fire resistance; flooded conditions; fruit quality; fruiting; genotype; hybrids; immunity; pests; planting; rootstocks; scions; seedlings; shoots; suckering; trees
Abstract:
... Contemporary dwarfing and semi-dwarfing root stocks cultivated extensively worldwide lack durable resistance to economically damaging pests and diseases. In recognition of these limitations, a series of hybrid families was created in 1986-87 by crossing resistance sources Malus ‘Robusta 5’ and ‘Aotea’ (Malus seiboldii) to maternal parent ‘Malling 9’ (M.9) dwarf rootstock. More than 10, ...

10. A preliminary report on Asian chestnut gall wasp on species and hybrids of chestnut in Connecticut

Author:
Anagnostakis, S.L.
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2014 no.1019 pp. 21-22
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Castanea; Dryocosmus kuriphilus; crossing; galls; hybrids; insects; planting; progeny; trees; Connecticut
Abstract:
... Seven species of chestnut ( spp.) and most of the possible hybrid combinations of these species are growing in plantings maintained by The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES). In 2011, Asian chestnut gall wasp (Dryocosmus kuriphilus) was found for the first time in these plantings, and had clearly been present for at least two years. Some of the individual trees of the species have ...

11. A preliminary report on the study of the effect of mulching on the ecological environment of soil in longan orchards

Author:
Xue, J.J.; Gong, H.J.; Pan, J.C.; Sun, X.
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2014 no.1029 pp. 225-232
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
soil temperature; Trifolium repens; trees; orchards; planting; soil pH; cold season; Zea mays; soil organic matter; corn; soil water; straw; earthworms; longans; mulching; plastic film; canopy; cattle manure; warm season; edaphic factors; cold treatment
Abstract:
... Ten-year-old ‘Chuliang’ longans were used to study the effects of different mulching materials on soil temperature, moisture, organic matter and pH in longan orchards. There were 5 treatments; T1: soil surface under the tree canopy was covered with a piece of black plastic film; T2: soil surface under the tree canopy was mulched with corn (Zea mays Linn.) straw; T3: area under the tree canopy was ...

12. A preliminary study on the biological characteristics and fruit quality of a very early season litchi strain '9919'

Author:
Hu, F.C.; Wang, X.H.; Ouyang, R.; Wang, H.C.; Hu, G.B.
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2014 no.1029 pp. 253-258
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Litchi; breeding; buds; chilling requirement; color; cultivars; economic valuation; flowering; flowers; fruit quality; fruit set; pericarp; phenology; planting; pruning; seedlings; shoots; sugars; temperature; trees; China
Abstract:
... A very early season litchi strain ‘9919’, derived from seedlings of the cultivar ‘991’, was selected by the Litchi Selection and Breeding Group of the South China Agricultural University. Based on preliminary evaluation, mid-term evaluation and orchard planting of the strain, the biological characteristics such as phenology, shoot growth, flowering, fruit set and so on were observed and main econo ...

13. A preliminary study on ‘Lieye’ longan

Author:
Lu, B.B.; Pan, L.J.; Chen, D.L.; Wang, Y.; Fu, J.X.; Hu, G.B.; Liu, C.M.; Zhang, Y.F.
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2014 no.1029 pp. 81-85
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
chromosome number; chromosomes; cultivars; diploidy; fruits; leaves; mixoploidy; rootstocks; seed germination; seed set; seedlings; total soluble solids; trees; China
Abstract:
... ‘Lieye’ is a rare longan cultivar with split leaves first found in Guangxi Province in 2001. Young leaves from the grafted trees of ‘Lieye’ in Guangzhou were used to observe chromosome numbers by improved carbol fuchsin staining method and wall degradation hypotonic method. Some main fruit traits of ‘Lieye’ were also observed. The results showed that 23.53% of leaf cells contained 15 chromosomes, ...

14. A second generation mobile platform for assessing midday canopy photosynthetically active radiation interception in orchard systems

Author:
B. Lampinen; S. Upadhyaya; V. Udompetaikul; G. Browne; J. Roach; S. Metcalf; W. Stewart; L. Contador; C. Negron; I. P. Gomez; B. Beede; C. DeBuse; D. Doll; R. Duncan; J. Edstrom; R. Elkins; E. Fichtner; J. Grant; J. Hasey; B. Holtz; K. Kelley; B. Krueger; F. Niederholzer; J. Olson
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2014 no.1058 pp. 105-112
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
almonds; canopy; global positioning systems; hazelnuts; microprocessors; new variety; olives; orchards; peaches; pears; photosynthetically active radiation; pistachios; pruning; soil fumigation; tree growth; walnuts; wavelengths
Abstract:
... A second generation mobile platform has been developed and used for measuring midday canopy photosynthetically active radiation interception in orchard systems. The system is equipped with a global positioning satellite (GPS) system and uses 800 photodiodes to measure light in the wavelength of photosynthetically active radiation and is adjustable to row widths of approximately 3 to 11 meters. It ...

15. A tree crop archetype

Author:
Craddock, J.H.
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2014 no.1019 pp. 45-47
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Castanea sativa; agroecosystems; animals; annuals; biodiversity; climate; cropping systems; crops; ecosystem services; environmental degradation; environmental impact; fertilizers; hardwood forests; humus; labor; landscapes; minerals; mushrooms; niches; old-growth forests; perennials; plows; shade; soil; soil nutrients; symbiosis; trees; understory; woody plants; Italy
Abstract:
... Chestnut trees come very close to representing the archetypal tree crop. They are very long lived; most species of Castanea form very large trees. Examples of Castanea sativa in Italy known to be more than one thousand years old provide annual harvests of delicious, nutritious, easily harvested, easily stored food. Because a mature chestnut orchard resembles a temperate hardwood forest in both str ...

16. Accelerated introgression of fire blight resistance from Malus ×robusta 5 and other wild germplasm into elite apples

Author:
I. O. Baumgartner; A. Patocchi; L. Lussi; M. Kellerhals; A. Peil
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2014 v. no.1056 pp. 281-287
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Erwinia amylovora; Malus domestica; apples; cultivars; ethephon; flowering; flowers; genetic markers; germplasm; introgression; parents; pollen; progeny; quantitative trait loci; roots; seedlings; shoots
Abstract:
... Introgression of fire blight resistances from wild apples to develop high quality apple cultivars is an important breeding strategy of the Agroscope apple breeding programme. In order to obtain parental material suitable for cultivar breeding several pseudo-backcrosses with high quality parents are required. On F2 progeny plants of Malus ×robusta 5 a low-input fast-track breeding approach was app ...

17. Accumulation of natural enemies by the Asian chestnut gall wasp in North America

Author:
Rieske, L.K.
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2014 no.1019 pp. 205-209
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Castanea; Dryocosmus kuriphilus; Megastigmus; Torymus; biological control; natural enemies; parasitoids; United States
Abstract:
... The Asian chestnut gall wasp, Dryocosmus kuriphilus (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae), is a globally invasive pest of Castanea. Population regulators and geographic range expansion of the Asian chestnut gall wasp in North America with focus on natural enemy recruitment have been evaluated. After the initial discovery of the gall wasp in the U.S., there were biological control releases that included Megasti ...

18. Active Germplasm bank of strawberry (BGA) in Argentina

Author:
M. E. Arias; J. C. Diaz Ricci; A. P. Castagnaro
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2014 v. no.1049 pp. 275-279
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Duchesnea indica; Fragaria ananassa; Fragaria chiloensis; Fragaria vesca; Fragaria virginiana; Potentilla; breeding; cultivars; fungi; genotype; germplasm; hybrids; pathogens; researchers; seeds; strawberries; Argentina
Abstract:
... During the 90s in Tucuman, north of Argentina, the Active Germplasm Bank (BGA) of strawberry was established and initiated its collection with an interdisciplinary vision. The main objectives of BGA are: collect, preserve, propagate, provide researchers and investigate strawberry germplasm, for breeding programs and for different research lines. The BGA is a national and regional reference of stra ...

19. Acute effect of Butea superba Roxb. extract on intracavernous pressure and blood pressure in adult male rats

Author:
Smitasiri, Y.; Pinmongkholgul, S.
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2014 no.1023 pp. 149-153
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Butea; adults; blood pressure; cortex; males; oral administration; plant extracts; rats; roots; stele; traditional medicine
Abstract:
... Butea superb (BS) root has been used for Thai traditional medicine. It was believed for its sexual performance increasing property in aged person. There was a report that administration of B. superba root ethanolic extract orally everyday for a period of time to male rats could induce penile erection by increasing intracavernous pressure. However, acute effect of the single oral administration of ...

20. Adaption of commercial olive cultivation to new production zones and environments including in the Southern hemisphere - possibilities, considerations and the problems involved

Author:
S. Lavee
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2014 no.1057 pp. 27-40
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Olea europaea; climatic factors; geophytes; habitats; humans; inbreeding; industry; olives; photoperiodism; trees
Abstract:
... Transferring plants from their native environments to new geographic regions and particularly from the northern to the southern hemisphere and vice versa is frequently somewhat problematic. Many plant species and particularly those with defined photoperiodicity for their reproductive development require considerable periods of adaptation. This is especially critical when the transfer is aimed for ...