Clonal Selection of ‘Mincane’ Hazelnut cv: Physical Properties

Abstract

This study was conducted to identify Mincane cv clones with superior physical traits in the Trabzon province, Maçka district, Esiroğlu region between 2014 and 2019. Selection research in the study area based on the study objective revealed 14 Mincane clones with superior traits. In these selected clones, yield, number of nuts per cluster, nut characteristics, kernel characteristics, nut weight, shell thickness, kernel weight, kernel percentage, shriveled kernel, kernel cavity, blank kernel, split suture, black-tipped kernel, picola nut, lemoning, sour lemon taste, tumor ratio, good kernel, defective kernel, fibrousness, bleaching ability, perforated nut traits, and sensory and color properties were investigated. Physical traits varied greatly within the Mincane cv, and this difference was statistically significant (P˂0.001). It was concluded that the G1, G6, G4, and G11 clones were promising and that it would be useful to closely monitor the G13 clone.