Promising Sweet Cherry Cultivars in Slovenia

‘Bakirtzeika’: A Greek Sweet Cherry Cultivar

“…Total soluble solids content (measured with the Atago PR-1 electronic refractometer; Atago Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan) of 'Bakirtzeika' was higher than 'Germersdorfer' (Table 2). Our results are in accordance with those of Albertini and Strada (2001) and Fajt et al (2008) who reported that total soluble solids of 'Germersdorfer' was 14% Brix. Firmness (measured with an Effegi penetrometer 6-mm tip; Effegi, Milan, Italy) was not different between the two cultivars.…”

“…Mean fruit weight of 'Bakirtzeika' was higher than 'Germersdorfer', whereas fruit length, width, and thickness were not different between the cultivars. Our results are in accordance with those of Albertini and Strada (2001) and Fajt et al (2008) who reported that fruit weight of 'Germersdorfer' averaged 9.3 g. 'Bakirtzeika' fruit are attractive with a bright red color. L, a, and chroma color parameters were measured by a chromatometer (Minolta CR-200, Tokyo, Japan).…”