Original scientific paper

MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CHESTNUT CASTANEA SATIVA FROM THE AREA OF UNA-SANA CANTON

Ibrahim MUJIĆ ; Bitechnical faculty, University of Bihać, Pape Ivana Pavla II 2/II, 77 000 Bihać, B&H
Vildana ALIBABIĆ ; Bitechnical faculty, University of Bihać, Pape Ivana Pavla II 2/II, 77 000 Bihać, B&H
Jelena ŽIVKOVIĆ ; Medical Faculty of Niš, Department of Pharmacy, Bulevar Zorana Đindića 81, 18000 Niš, Serbia
Suzana JAHIĆ ; Bitechnical faculty, University of Bihać, Pape Ivana Pavla II 2/II, 77 000 Bihać, B&H
Stela JOKIĆ ; Faculty of Food Technology, F. Kuhača 20, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
Željko PRGOMET ; Colegium fluminense Polytechnic of Rijeka, Trpimirova 2/V, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia
Zlata TUZLAK ; 5na-Sana forest Company, Radnička bb, 77 240 Bosanska Krupa, B&H

Abstract

Una-Sana Canton (USC) has a large forest areas where chestnut Castanea sativa Mill. grows as a self-sprout tree. The aim of this paper was to determine the morphological characteristics of chestnut fruits from four self-sprout locations (Bužim, Bosanska Krupa, Cazin and Velika Kladuša), and plantation where the domestic tree is grafted with Italian Marroni. Number of fruits/kg, the useless fruit, the percentage of kernel, diameter, width, height and weight
of fruits were determined. The number of fruit/kg ranged from 160-222.5, percentage of useless fruit varied between 0.88-6.7%. Percentage of kernel ranged from 78.5 to 87.3%. According to the diameter classification, width, height and weight of fruits, chestnuts fruit from USC enters the category of the smallest fruits of the Mediterranean area. Statistical significant differences (p≤0.01) in the number of fruits/kg and weight of fruits was found between locations,
as well in the width of the fruit (p≤0.05), while there is no difference in the diameter and height of the fruit. For grafted
chestnut, all the characteristics provided better quality.

Keywords

Castanea sativa Mill.; morphological analysis; fruit quality; Una-Sana Canton

Hrčak ID:

61187

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/61187

Publication date:

12.10.2010.

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