Cultivar name
Meski
Synonyms (various languages)
Gerbide, Gerlit, Gherlide Meski, Ktoubri, Limi, Mekki, Meski Balta, Meski Gerlit, Ouctoubri.
Biomenext selection
Non
Country of origin
Tunisia
Genetic erosion risk (1 = very low; 5 = very high)
0
Vigour (weak, medium, strong)
weak
Branches attitude (drooping, erect, spreading)
erect
Canopy density (sparse, medium, dense)
medium
Internode length (short: <1 cm, medium: 1-3 cm, long: >3 cm)
Flowering time (early, intermediate, late)
early
Self-compatibility (part.self-comp, self-comp, self-incomp)
self-incomp
Harvest time (early, medium, medium-late, late, very-late)
Fruit detachment force (low: <4N, medium: 4N-6N, high: >6N)
Productivity (low, medium, high)
medium
Production regularity (constant, poor-constant, alternant)
poor-constant
First fruiting start (early, intermediate, late, very-late)
late
Cuttings rooting ability (low: <30%, medium: 30%-60%, high: >60%)
medium
Fruit drop (weak, medium, strong)
Olive fly resistance (1 = very low; 5 = very high)
0
Olive moth resistance (1 = very low; 5 = very high)
0
Peacock eye resistance (1 = very low; 5 = very high)
1
Scale insects resistance (1 = very low; 5 = very high)
0
Verticillium wilt resistance (1 = very low; 5 = very high)
4
Olive knot resistance (1 = very low; 5 = very high)
3
Cercosporiosis resistance (1 = very low; 5 = very high)
0
Sooty mold resistance (1 = very low; 5 = very high)
0
Olive anthracnose resistance (1 = very low; 5 = very high)
0
Wind tolerance (1 = very low; 5 = very high)
0
Cold tolerance (1 = very low; 5 = very high)
2
Drought tolerance (1 = very low; 5 = very high)
2
Salinity tolerance (1 = very low; 5 = very high)
4
Air humidity tolerance (1 = very low; 5 = very high)
0
Limestone tolerance (1 = very low; 5 = very high)
2
Leaf shape (elliptic: L/W < 4; elliptic - lanceolate: L/W = 4-6; lanceolate: L/W > 6)
elliptic-lanceolate
Blade curvature (flat, epinastic, hyponastic, helicoid)
flat
Leaf surface (glossy, matt)
Leaf length (short: < 5 cm; medium: 5-7 cm; long: > 7 cm)
medium
Leaf width (narrow: < 1 cm; medium: 1-1.5 cm; long: > 1.5 cm)
medium
Inflorescence length (short: < 25 mm; medium: 25-35 mm; long: > 35 mm)
medium
No. of inflorescence flowers (low: < 18; medium: 18-25; high: > 25)
low
Inflorescence structure (dense, sparse)
Fruit colour at maturity (black; other - specify if possible)
Epicarp (glossy, pruinose, rough)
Fruit shape (spherical: L/W < 1.25; ovoid: L/W = 1.25-1.45; elongated: L/W > 1.45)
ovoid
Fruit symmetry (symmetric, slightly asymmetric, asymmetric)
symmetric
Fruit max diameter position (towards the base, central, towards the apex)
towards the apex
Fruit apex shape (pointed, rounded)
rounded
Fruit nipple (absent, tenuous, obvious)
tenuous
Fruit base shape (truncate, rounded)
truncate
Fruit weight (low: < 2 g; medium: 2-4 g; high: 4-6 g; very high: > 6 g)
medium-high
Fruit lenticels (few, medium, many)
many
Fruit lenticels dimension (small, medium, large)
small
Fruit veraison onset (early, medium, late)
early
Fruit veraison progression (contemporary, scalar)
Oil content (low: < 16-18% f.w.; medium: 16-18% - 20/22% f.w.; high: > 20-22% f.w)
low
Pulp/pit ratio (low: < 4; medium: 4-6; high: > 6)
Purpose (table, oil, both)
table
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