Fruit Quality Indicators of Apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) Cultivars Bred in Ukraine

Cultivar	Maximum diameter of the equatorial dimension		Fruit mass		Flesh firmness
Cultivar	mm	CV (%)	G	CV (%)	kg per cm²	CV (%)
‘Teremok’	76.3±0,3^a	3.8	164.3±9.7	6.0	7.7±0.3^b	3.3
‘Skifs’ke Zoloto’	77.5±5.9	9.5	171.7±13.9	22.2	7.4±0.5^b	10.6
‘Amulet’	78.0±3.5	5.0	189.4±20.4	12.3	7.7±0.3^b	4.4
‘Kateryna’	66.0±8.0	12.3	158.2±3.4	1.9	8.7±0.6	6.6
‘Perlyna Kyieva’	75.0±5.5	9.2	191.4±17.9	12.6	11.0±0.5^a	4.5
‘Ornament’	69.0±12.2^b	15.7	172.7±25.8	13.3	9.2±0.4	4.9
‘Harant’	76.3±4.6	10.0	178.3±23.9	11.9	9.2±0.1	16
‘Edera’	72.0±3.8	6.6	168.2±9.0	10.9	9.6±0.7	9.4
‘Radohost’	70.0±3.6	7.9	147.4±13.8	14.3	8.3±0.3	4.6
‘Todes’	76.0±4.5	6.0	199.7±25.7	13.1	9.6±0.2	2.4
‘Askol’da’	76.0±1.6	3.5	180.6±9.8	9.2	8.1±0.4	6.7
‘Dmiana’	65.0±6.8	9.2	111.9±28.9^b	22.8	10.9±1.0^a	8.9
‘Solomiya’	70.0±5.7	5.2	148.8±14.9	8.8	11.1±0.7^a	8.5
SE	2.5		26.0		0.7
x	72.5		169.5		9.1

a;b are values of the indices that differ significantly from the mean (x) for the studied group at P < 0.05

Table 2

The content of dry matter and soluble solids in apple fruit, given are averages for 2016–2019 (n = 4)

Cultivar	Dry matter		Soluble solids
Cultivar	%	CV	%	CV
‘Teremok’	16.6 ± 1.3	6.9	12.8±0.7	6.6
‘Skifs’ke Zoloto’	15.8±0.4^b	2.5	13.1±0.5	6.3
‘Amulet’	15.8±0.4^b	2.0	13.5±0.5	5.7
‘Kateryna’	17.7±0.3^a	1.4	14.0±0.9^a	8.7
‘Perlyna Kyieva’	16.7±0.5	2.8	13.8±0.5	4.9
‘Ornament’	17.2±0.8	4.3	14.6±0.9	7.8
‘Harant’	18.1±0.4^a	1.8	13.0±0.2	6.8
‘Edera’	17.1±1.3	6.8	13.0±0.6	7.7
‘Radohost’	17.5±1.0	4.8	13.3±0.5	6.5
‘Todes’	18.1±0.7^a	3.4	12.3±0.6^b	4.6
‘Askol’da’	16.1±0.4	2.0	13.0±0.5	6.5
‘Dmiana’	15.5±0.6^b	4.1	14.5±0.2^a	1.4
‘Solomiya’	15.9±0.5	3.0	13.7±0.9	2.0
SE	0.5		0.4
x	16.8		13.4

a; b are values of indicators that differ significantly from the average (x) for the studied group at P < 0.05

Table 3

The content of organic matter in apple fruit, given are averages for 2016–2019 (n = 4)

Cultivar	Total sugars		Monosaccharides		Titrated acids		Sugar-acid index
Cultivar	%	CV (%)	%	CV (%)	%	CV (%)	Sugar-acid index
‘Teremok’	10.4±0.8	9.0	9.1±0.7	12.2	0.51±0.10	27.4	20
‘Skifs’ke Zoloto’	10.5±0.4	6.0	8.7±0.7	14.4	0.52±0.08	26.9	20
‘Amulet’	11.2±0.8	11.0	8.7±0.5	8.3	0.48±0.10	33.3	23
‘Kateryna’	11.2±0.7	8.1	10.2±1.2^a	12.9	0.45±0.10	8.8	25
‘Perlyna Kyieva’	11.0±0.4	4.8	8.9±0.5	9.2	0.54±0.15	27.8	20
‘Ornament’	11.6±0.7^a	7.5	9.8±1.6^a	21.2	0.41±0.05^b	14.6	28
‘Harant’	10.5±0.6	6.9	8.2±1.1	14.3	0.63±0.12	17.4	17
‘Edera’	10.4±0.5	7.8	7.9±0.9	17.0	0.55±0.06	18.1	20
‘Radohost’	10.6±0.4	6.6	8.6±1.0	17.3	0.68±0.09	20.5	16
‘Todes’	9.8±0.4^b	4.6	8.4±1.1	16.7	0.79±0.12^a	15.1	12
‘Askol’da’	10.4±0.4	6.2	8.6±0.6	11.6	0.58±0.05	15.5	18
‘Dmiana’	11.2±0.8	6.4	7.6±0.4^b	5.1	0.48±0.08	14.7	23
‘Solomiya’	10.6±0.9	7.2	7.0±0.6^b	7.5	0.67±0.18	25.3	16
SE	0.3		0.4		0.06
x	10.7		8.6		0.56		20

[i] Note: see Table 2

Table 4

The content of biologically active substances in apple fruits, given are averages for 2016–2019 (n = 4)

Cultivar	Pectic substances		Ascorbic acid		Polyphenolic substances
Cultivar	%	CV (%)	mg per 100 g of fresh weight	CV (%)	mg per 100 g of fresh weight	CV (%)
‘Teremok’	1.01±0.18	22.0	5.4±1.8	44.4	210±14	7.4
‘Skifs’ke Zoloto’	0.96±0.23	24.6	4.6±0.8	28.1	195±35	20.4
‘Amulet’	0.97±0.19	26.6	3.9±0.8	29.7	165±19^a	17.6
‘Kateryna’	1.04±0.15	13.1	6.7±1.5	19.4	245±33	15.3
‘Perlyna Kyieva’	1.05±0.25	32.1	3.9±1.1	44.1	194±17	11.5
‘Ornament’	1.07±0.12	9.8	4.5±1.4	26.8	217±35	16.3
‘Harant’	1.24±0.21	15.3	11.5±1.0^a	7.9	133±39^a	26.0
‘Edera’	1.05±0.12	16.4	5.6±1.2	33.5	209±32	20.3
‘Radohost’	1.14±0.16^a	18.5	5.4±0.8	18.8	241±43	18.0
‘Todes’	1.03±0.28	27.5	6.4±1.7	26.2	127±16^a	10.8
‘Askol’da’	0.93±0.12	17.9	6.1±1.2	31.0	256±23	13.0
‘Dmiana’	1.02±0.14	12.1	4.3±1.5	32.0	224±44	38.6
‘Solomiya’	1.07±0.20	7.6	3.8±0.9	20.0	262±24^b	21.4
SE	0.04		2.5		23
x	1.04		5.7		206

[i] Note: see Table 1

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/johr-2021-0019 | Journal eISSN: 2353-3978 (formerly 2300-5009) | Journal ISSN: 2300-5009

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Published on: Dec 31, 2021

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