Biochemical assessment of fruit quality and yield of dogwood ( Cornus mas L.) varieties introduced in the Central chernozem region

Abstract

Article is devoted to a comparative evaluation of the chemical composition, quality and yield of fruit of dogwood varieties. It was found that under the conditions of the Tambov region for dogwood varieties it is peculiar the periodicity of fruiting. The maximum yield per tree was observed in varieties Volgogradskiy (17 kg) and Volgogradskiy Grushevidny (16 kg). The variety Volgogradskiy Grushevidny was revealed as a variety with large fruits (the average weight of fruit was 4,8 g). The fruits of dogwood varieties Azerbaijanskiy, Krymskiy were revealed with high content of ascorbic acid and total solids; the fruits of varieties Azerbaijanskiy, Pervenets - with high sugar content; the fruits of varieties Volgogradskiy, Bolgarskiy - with high content of organic acids. The varieties Azerbaijanskiy, Volgogradskiy Grushevidny, Krymskiy and the Pervenets were marked on a complex of economic and biological characteristics.