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Descriptors scale for chestnut cultivars

Use only the relative numbers to fill the form - Chestnut cultivars list

Species:

Name:

Location:

Plantation year:

Type of maintenance

1 In situ (forest or traditional grove)

2 In collection orchards

3 In vitro

3 Pollen

4 Seed

Time of bud break and flowering

(cultivar standard: Marigoule - early)

Bud break

1 Very early

2 Early

3 Medium - leafing out with standard

4 Late

5 Very late

Flowering date

Male:

Female:

Ripening time

1 Very early (before 15 September)

2 Early (15-30 September)

3 Medium (1-15 October)

4 Late (16-31 October)

5 Very late (after 1 November)

Nut size

1 Very big (< 60 nuts /kg)

2 Big (61-80 nuts/kg)

3 Medium (81-100 nuts/kg)

4 Small (101-120 nuts/kg)

5 Very small (>121 nuts/kg)

Kernel quality

1 Bad

2 Medium

3 Good

Nut stripes

1 Yes

2 No

Pellicle adhesion

1 Free (not adherent)

2 Partially adherent

3 Completely adherent

% of double nuts

(percentage of nuts with more than 2 mm wrinkles)

multiple-embryo nuts

1 Nul (0)

2 Low (1-4)

3 Moderate (5-8)

4 High (8-12)

5 Very high (> 12)

Pellicle adhesion to kernel

1 Free (not adherent)

2

3 Partially adherent

4

5 Completely adherent

Pellicle intrusion

1 Yes

2 No

Nut sweetness

1 Very sweet

2

3

4

5 Not sweet

Nut shape

1 Conic

2 Sub-conic

3 Sub-spheric

4 Ellysoidal

5 Sub-rectangular

Utilization

1 Fresh market

2 Flour

3 Dried nuts

4 Pastry

5 Other


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