Muhammad Akram Nasir
Hill Fruit Research Station, Sunny Bank, Murree, Pakistan
Attiq Akhtar
Hill Fruit Research Station, Sunny Bank, Murree, Pakistan
Shakil Ahmad
Hill Fruit Research Station, Sunny Bank, Murree, Pakistan
Hafiz Riaz Ali Shah
Hill Fruit Research Station, Sunny Bank, Murree, Pakistan
ABSTRACT
The present studies were carried out on four high chilling early maturing cultivars viz. Saharni, Beauty of Bath, Early McIntosh and Loxton Epicure at Hill Fruit Research Station, Sunny Bank, Murree during 1990-2000. Early McIntosh fruits were significantly larger in size index (62.28) as compared to minimum size index (55.12) in Loxton Epicure. Fruit weight was maximum (108.12 gm) again in early McIntosh and minimum (74.98 gm) in Loxton Epicure. All the cultivars bloom at the same time during the second week of April. However Loxton Epicure mature early as compared to other cultivars. Significantly highest number of fruit/tree (352) and weight (26.39 kg) was attained by Loxton Epicure and least in other cultivars except Early McIntosh which was at par to Loxton Epicure. Maximum TSS were noted in Saharni and Early McIntosh while minimum in Loxton Epicure and Beanty of Bath. All other cultivars were attractive in colour with sweet aromatic taste except Loxton Epicure which was acidic. Although Loxton Epicure, McIntosh and Beauty of Bath gave more production but Saharni is recommended for attractive colour and sweet aromatic laste.
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Muhammad Akram Nasir, Attiq Akhtar, Shakil Ahmad and Hafiz Riaz Ali Shah, 2001. Performance of Some Early Maturing Apple Cultivars at High Altitude of Murree Hills. Journal of Biological Sciences, 1: 334-335.
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2001.334.335
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jbs.2001.334.335
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2001.334.335
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jbs.2001.334.335
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