Table 4.
Number of fruits per tree and fruit size in F1 apple hybrids in different combinations of hybrids according to parents.
| Nr. | Hybrid Combination (Parents ♀ × ♂) | Number of Fruits per Tree * | Fruit Size ** | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | Sign. | CV% | Mean ± SD | Sign. | CV% | ||
| 1 | Mutsu × Aromat de vară | 3.8 ± 0.6 | cd | 60.2 | 7.5 ± 0.7 | b | 35.9 |
| 2 | Mutsu × Roșu de Cluj | 2.5 ± 0.8 | e | 69.3 | 6.3 ± 0.8 | cd | 23.8 |
| 3 | Reinette Baumann × Golden spur | 7.0 ± 1.7 | a | 42.9 | 5.0 ± 2.0 | d | 69.3 |
| 4 | Aromat de vară × Reinette Baumann | 2.0 ± 1.0 | e | 86.6 | 8.0 ± 1.1 | a | 21.7 |
| 5 | Aromat de vară × Melba | 5.5 ± 1.7 | b | 75.2 | 8.0 ± 0.6 | a | 19.4 |
| 6 | Aromat de vară × Ancuța | 3.8 ± 0.9 | cd | 90.1 | 6.1 ± 0.4 | cd | 23.1 |
| 7 | Aromat de vară × Mutsu | 4.6 ± 1.7 | bc | 85.0 | 8.8 ± 0.7 | a | 18.7 |
| 8 | Ardelean × Feleac | 4.2 ± 0.8 | c | 80.1 | 7.0 ± 0.4 | bc | 22.1 |
| 9 | Prima × Feleac | 1.5 ± 0.5 | e | 81.6 | 7.5 ± 0.5 | b | 16.3 |
| 10 | Prima × Ardelean | 4.8 ± 0.6 | bc | 60.4 | 7.6 ± 0.3 | b | 16.2 |
| 11 | Ardelean × Prima | 4.4 ± 1.2 | c | 76.8 | 8.1 ± 0.5 | a | 19.2 |
| 12 | Ardelean × Ancuța | 3.4 ± 0.7 | d | 69.6 | 7.6 ± 0.4 | b | 16.6 |
| 13 | Ancuța × Mutsu | 3.1 ± 1.3 | d | 91.7 | 7.9 ± 0.5 | ab | 18.5 |
| 14 | Kinrei × Ardelean | 3.0 ± 1.0 | d | 57.7 | 8.0 ± 0.8 | a | 19.7 |
| 15 | Golden Delicious × Ancuța | 5.0 ± 1.0 | bc | 34.6 | 8.0 ± 1.0 | a | 21.7 |
| 16 | Roșu de Cluj × Ancuța | 5.5 ± 0.9 | b | 31.5 | 7.8 ± 0.8 | ab | 19.2 |
| 17 | Roșu de Cluj × Kaltherer Böhmer | 6.6 ± 1.5 | a | 61.1 | 8.3 ± 0.6 | a | 19.3 |
| 18 | Kinrei × Jonathan | 4.0 ± 1.9 | cd | 92.6 | 7.0 ± 0.9 | bc | 30.3 |
| 19 | Ancuța × Golden spur | 3.0 ± 1.4 | d | 90.5 | 7.0 ± 1.0 | bc | 24.2 |
| 20 | Ancuța × Starkrimson | 3.1 ± 1.1 | d | 92.1 | 6.1 ± 0.6 | cd | 24.0 |
| 21 | Starkrimson × Ancuța | 4.8 ± 1.4 | bc | 59.9 | 5.5 ± 1.5 | d | 54.5 |
| Mean of all combinations | 4.1 | 70.9 | 7.3 | ||||
* The assessment of the number of fruits per tree was carried out by grading them (regardless of the size of the fruit) as follows: 1—very small number of fruits per tree (under 6–8); 3—small number of fruits per tree (between 9–10 and 20–30); 5—average number of fruits per tree (between 31–40 and 60–70); 7—large number of fruits per tree (between 71–80 and 90–100); 9—very large number of fruits per tree (over 100). ** The assessment of the fruit size was performed by grading them as follows: 1—very small fruits (<50 g); 3—small fruits (50–85 g); 5—medium fruits (85–125 g); 7—large fruits (125–150 g); 9—very large fruits (over 150 g). The means on the same column for all hybrid combinations followed by different letters were significantly different according to Duncan’s MRT test (p < 0.05).