Bella Kinanti, Aydın Uzun, Hasan Pinar
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Central asia, Malus niedzwetzkyana, Malus spp.
Apple is the most produced temperate climate fruit in the world. There are around 30 species in the apple and it has a very wide diversity. Four different gene centers for apple have been identified in the world. These are East Asia, Central Asia, West Asia-Europe and North America gene centers. Among these centers, Central Asia has a unique richness with its unique species. Malus niedzwetzkyana Dieck, one of the species unique to this region. It attracts attention with its different morphological structure. There are pink-purple pigmentations on leaves, flowers and fruits. One of its most important features is that the fruit flesh is red in color. M. niedzwetzkyana has also been declared an endangered species and red listed. In this study, fruit characteristics of some genotypes of this species were revealed in Kayseri, Türkiye conditions. Fruit weights in the genotypes were found to be between 68.1-85.6 g. Fruit width and length values varied between 54.3-60.9 and 47.7-51.9 mm, respectively. The amount of total soluble solids (TSS) was determined as 13-14.8%. Fruit skin color L* value was revealed as 40.6-46.3, a* value as 28.9-30.3, b* value as 16.4-21.2. The results obtained were found to be important for the protection and evaluation of this species.
Cite this paper: Kinanti, B., Uzun, A., Pinar, H. (2025). POMOLOGICAL PARAMETERS OF RED FLESHED APPLE (M. niedzwetzkyana Dieck.) IN CENTRAL ANATOLIA. Current Trends in Natural Sciences, 14(27), 158-160. https://doi.org/10.47068/ctns.2025.v14i27.017
