ASSESSMENT OF SWEET CHERRY (PRUNUS AVIUM L.) GENOTYPES GROWN IN CONDITIONS OF ROMANIAN NORTHEASTERN AREA

The soil and climate conditions in Romanian Northeastern area are favorable for cherry cultivation, but some times can occurred calamities. paper presents a study which during 2020 at the Research Station Fruit Growing (N-E of Romania), using five sweet genotypes as research material: ‘Van’, ‘Croma’, ‘Elaiași’, ‘HC920402’, ‘HC930208’. Observations determinations were performed regards to frostdamages, main growing phenological stages physical chemical traits fruit. evaluated beginning flowering fruit ripening (expressed degree-days, GDD). For these cultivars, highest values concerning fruit’s weight have been recorded ‘Elaiași’ (9.15 g) ‘HC920402’ (7.7 g), while equatorial diameter ranged between 23.21 mm 25.16 mm. content soluble dry solids (SDS) was 14.6 20.2 °Brix. proposed objective aims introducing assortment new varieties with quality fruits their resistance cracking, time extremities season.