Physical and Chemical Analysis of the Fruit of Stela and Burlat Cherry Varieties in Herzegovina
The goal of this paper, based on analysis of physical and chemical characteristics of fruit itself, is to determine to what extent the introduced varieties of cherry-stela and burlat have become adaptable to agro ecological conditions of Herzegovina region. Analysis showed that regarding fruit dimensions and fruit stone mass, there arc recorded larger values of stela variety compared to burlat variety. However, statistically variety stela had shorter stalk compared to variety burlat. Variety burl at had significantly larger value s of most important chemical characteristics (total soluble dry matter and total acids). Both tested varieties have one or several positive characteristics and the author can recommend them for commercial production.