Behaviour of Cherry Cultivars in

the Region of Murcia, ES.

Diego Frutos(*), Federico Garca(**), Gregorio Lpez(*), Jos
Cos(*), Antonio Carrillo (*), Davis, Lpez (**), Pedro Guirao(**),
Rafael Urea(**)

(*)Instituto Murciano de Investigacin y Desarrollo Agrario y Alimentario

(IMIDA)
(**) Direccin General de Modernizacin de Explotaciones y Capacitacin
Agraria.
Regin de Murcia

COST Action FA 1104 Palermo, 21-23 NOV 2012

Location
Phoenology and some data
 Phoenology and chilling
Mars, 26 & 27/ 2008
+
Chilling Hours

Cifea Jumilla

Toli, Jumilla El Olmico, Cieza Canara, Cehegn

La Heretat,Cieza
-

Torreblanca
Bullas La Jabalina,Cehegn

La Alberca
 Flowering
2008 & 2009
Cieza
 Chilling in Cieza, Murcia
Chilling Units (CU) Cold hours (CH)
Months by Richarson Diffe- below 7C Diffe-
rence rence
2008/09 2007/08 2008/09 2007/08

Novemb 106,5 214,5 - 108 200 197 3

Decemb 320,5 471 -150,5 0 231 -231

January 274,5 401 126,5 282 256 26

February 174,5 206 -31,5 239 117 122

Mars 0 0 0 102 58 44

Total 876 1292,5 -416,5 823 859 -36

 Sensitivity of Cherry Cultivar
to Lack of Chilling
Cultivar
Flowering
phases Very Average Few
sensitive sensitivity sensitive
Chelan, Santina, Early Magiar, Mister Early, Primulat,
Lapins, Blaze Star, 13S-3-13, Sweet Heart,
Initial and full Big Lory, Tieton, Early Glory,
flowering Somerset and Sylvia
Satin and New Star
and Sweet Early

End of Primulat, Burlat, Brooks, Early Glory,

Somerset, Sylvia, Black Star and Grace Star, Chelan,
flowering Early Star and Garnet, Satin, Samba
Sweet Heart
Sonata and Santina
 Average 2077 2012; 1 Nov / 28 or 29/Feb

Mazarrn Torreblanca Cifea Jumilla

Hours below 0C
0C 0 13,8 76,6
Hours below 7C 139 640 953
CU (Richardson) 421 1069 1342
PRODUCTION IN LOS PUROS (LOW CHILLING)
 Jumilla, 2011, 5 Leaf Sylvia
Early Star
Finca La Maestra, Jumilla, Murcia, 2011 Fechas de recoleccin y lluvias Durone III
Celeste
mm de lluvia 0,3 0,1
Fechas de floracin 7,6 2,2 0,6 0,5 2,8 0,1
Canada Giant
VARIEDADES Marzo Abril Mayo Junio
Chelan
10 15 20 25 31 5 10 15
13S-8-10
5 10 15 20 25 31 5 10 15 20 25 30 5

Cristobalina C
Ronde Grosse
New Moon Rub y
Crystal Champagn 13N-7-19
Columbia Primulat
Summer Charm Blaze Star
Early Bigi 44W-11-8
Mister Early Early Lory
Symphony Walter C
Chelan Sonata
Ruby Summerland
Grace Star
Lapins Lapins
Eatly Lory Early Magiar
Carly O'Lory Mistar Early
Early Star Samba
Tieton Sweet Early
Glacier Lory Bloom
N 57 Arcina Fercer
Early Magiar 7-91C
Sweet Early Crystal Champagn
Brooks Grace Star
Walter C Prime Giant
Blaze Star Valor medio: 8,2 kg/rbol
Black Star n 57
Satin New Star
Sweet Heart Larian
Primulat Lala Star
Burlat Cashmere
Lory Bloom Satin
13S-3-13 Van
Liberty Bell Cristalina
Summerland Tieton
Santina Brooks
Somerset Skeena
Canada Giant
Burlat
Van
Skeena Early Bigi
Cashmere Summer Charm
Prime Giant Black Star
13S-8-10 Simcoe
Celeste Garnet
Sumesi Somerset
New Star Utha Giant
13N-7-19 Index
4-84 Carly O'Lory
Garnet
Sumesi
Index
Glacier
Utah Giant
Columb ia
Samba
Cristob alina
Arcina Fercer
Lala Star Sweet Heart
7-91C 13S-3-13
N 50 Santina
Simcoe Symphony
Big Lory Bing
Sylvia Kavics
Bing 4-84
Georgia N 50
Cristalina
Katalin
44W-11-8 Hudson
3-22-8
Durone III Georgia
Sonata Lib erty Bell
Ronde Grosse Big Lory
Larian
Katalin 0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Kavics
Hudson Kg/rbol
 Cracking evaluation in
El Chaparral

Ranks Cultivars
Ruby, California, Georgia, Carly OLory, Cashmere,
(-) Chelan, Garnet, Grace Star, Walter C, Santina, Blaze
Star, Celeste, Bing, Summerland, Big Lory, Samba,
0 Lala Star, Larian, Sumesi, Black Star, 13S-3-13,
Sylvia, Kavics, Cristalina, New Moon, Satin, Ronde
Grosse, Somerset, Sonata, N 57, Liberty Bell,
Tulare, Columbia, Canada Giant, 13S-80-10, Lapins,
N 50, Durone Nero III, Skeena, 3-22-8, Symphony,
44W-11-8, Summercharm, Hudson, Ambruns, Pico
Colorao, Jarandilla, Sweet Heart, Aida and Alex.

Sweet Early, Burlat, Mister Early,

0,5 Brooks, Tieton, Georgia, Chelan,
Crystal Champagn, New Star, 7-
91C,Sandor and Vera
Primulat, Early Star, Index, Prime
1 Giant, Katalin and Rita

1,5 Utah Gian and Carmen

2 Cristobalina, Early Lory and

Van
(+) 3 Early Bigi and Early Magiar
 Calibre (mm)

18
20
22
24
26
28
30
Cristobalina
Early Magiar
Celeste
Blaze Satr
Lapins
Mistar Early
Ruby
Sumesi
Summerland
4-84
Canada
Cashmere
Early Star
Prime Giant
Skeena
Symphony
44W-11-8
Bing
Carly O'Lory
Crystal
Garnet
Georgia
Hudson
Index
N 50
Caliper

Primulat
Santina
Satin
Sweet Early
Sweet Heart
Van
13S-8-10
Brooks
Burlat
Chelan
Grace Star
Summer
Sylvia
Black Star
Cristalina
Durone III
Glacier
Katalin
Kavics
Larian
Lory Bloom
Simcoe
Tieton
Early Bigi
Early Lory
Walter C
Sun burning
 Los Puros, 2012

Medias y 95,0% de Fisher LSD

34

33
T maxima media

32

31

30
Agosto Julio
Meses
 SUN BURNING, LOS PUROS

Tolerants: Rita, Santina, Cristal

Champagne, and Cashmere
tolerants: Chelan, Prime Giant,
and 20/09
Very sensitive: Primulat and Sandor
 Rootstock influence

More information about Cherry Rootstocks in poster

presented by Gregorio Lpez
 Rootstock influence: Bullas

18.10.2012

4 leaf, s/Adara/Mariana 2624, Cehegn

8 leaf, s/Pontaleb, El Portugals, Bullas

Waterlogging
 WATERLOGGING La Alberca, September 2012

Level of water

Outof-season
flowering, abnormal
sprouting,elongation
and growing of flower
pieces.
Marketing
12/06/2012
12/06/2012
 Conclusions
The Region of Murcia is a natural lab for climatic change. Their particular
climates can serve for understanding a little bit more the behaviour of sweet
cherry cultivars because their particular and multiples environmental
conditions:
Soils (limy soils, heavy or stony most often)
Climat (low rain irregularly distributed, summer dryness, low chill
often)
Poor irrigation water quality and availability often.
Better control of diseases than in rainy climates
Bigger pests incidence than in colder areas
Early harvest
Lesser incidence of cracking comparing with rainy areas.
What today behave well in Murcia is probably that will go well in
Northern areas tomorrow.