DETERMINATION OF PHENOLOGICAL, MORPHOLOGICAL AND POMOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ‘ERKENCE’ OLIVE CLONES

Abstract

The trial was carried out between 2024-2025 at the Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Ege University. This study aimed to assess ‘Erkence’ clonal variability, describe phenological, morphological and pomological characteristics and to identify superior clones based on yield and quality characteristics. The study was planned with three replicates and each replicate consisted of one tree. According to the results of the study; full blooming of the clones occurred between April 20-24, end of blooming between April 27 - May 2 and fruit ripening between June 26 - September 9, average shoot length was 34.04-69.07 cm, inflorescence length was 2.99-4.25 cm, fruit weight was 2.82-6.03 g, fruit width was 1.54-1.90 cm and fruit length was 2.07-2.83 cm, flesh/stone ratio was 2.71-4.62% and dry matter content was 20.37-45.83%. In line with all these data, it was determined by principal component analysis that fruit and shoot length were the most important distinguishing characteristics.