Assessment of economical and biological characteristics of winter apple cultivars
This article presents study results of economical and biological characteristics of 17 winter apple cultivars of native and foreign breedings. Maximum crop capacity was registered for “Aurora Krymskaya”, “Kimmeriya”, “Tavriya”, 2-1-18-79, 75-74 and cultivar of foreign selection “Champion”. Attractive fruits were marked for “Aurora Krymskaya”, “Predgornoye”, “Tavriya”, “Florina” and forms 2-1-18-79, 3-2-11-79, 75-74. Fruits of “Tavriya” and “Crymsky Zimny” cultivars had the longest period of storage. A high concentration of ascorbic acid was typical for fruits of “Reinette Simirenko” and “Krymskoye Zimneye”. Assessment of fruit taste properties was carried out according to sugar-acid coefficient.