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Fertilization, a significant factor in the survival rate of grafting trees in the nursery
Article number
1457_3
Pages
21 – 28
Language
English
Abstract
The main purpose of this research is to establish the effect of fertilizers on the morphological character of plum in the nursery, specifically the grafting of trees.
Sustainable fertilizers used in the nursery have become a priority, with the adoption of management strategies that maintain satisfactory yields, thereby improving both fertilizer and water use efficiency.
The research was conducted in the Northwestern part of Romania, at a private nursery.
Rootstock seedlings represented the biological material.
Two plum cultivars, ‘Stanley’ and ‘Cacanska Lepotica’, were studied, and four doses of NPK fertilization were used.
The placement of the variants was done in randomized blocks, with five repetitions, using fertilization as the primary factor and cultivar as the secondary factor.
Soil samples were also collected for laboratory analysis to determine the initial content of trace elements in the soil.
During the research, it was found that there was a need for the rational application of fertilizers to increase the yield and quality of the tree planting material.
Thus, compared to the non-fertilized version, the application of different doses of NPK resulted in a significant increase in the percentage of trees caught, ranging from 1.73 to 3.13%. Regarding the application of a dose of 24 kg of NPK, the grafted trees of the two cultivars utilized the fertilization equally.
It is found that the most important principle of the fertilization efficiency consists in the maximum utilization and the correct combination of fertilizers on the horticultural lands.
Sustainable fertilizers used in the nursery have become a priority, with the adoption of management strategies that maintain satisfactory yields, thereby improving both fertilizer and water use efficiency.
The research was conducted in the Northwestern part of Romania, at a private nursery.
Rootstock seedlings represented the biological material.
Two plum cultivars, ‘Stanley’ and ‘Cacanska Lepotica’, were studied, and four doses of NPK fertilization were used.
The placement of the variants was done in randomized blocks, with five repetitions, using fertilization as the primary factor and cultivar as the secondary factor.
Soil samples were also collected for laboratory analysis to determine the initial content of trace elements in the soil.
During the research, it was found that there was a need for the rational application of fertilizers to increase the yield and quality of the tree planting material.
Thus, compared to the non-fertilized version, the application of different doses of NPK resulted in a significant increase in the percentage of trees caught, ranging from 1.73 to 3.13%. Regarding the application of a dose of 24 kg of NPK, the grafted trees of the two cultivars utilized the fertilization equally.
It is found that the most important principle of the fertilization efficiency consists in the maximum utilization and the correct combination of fertilizers on the horticultural lands.
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Authors
A. Venig, F. Stănică
Keywords
plum cultivar, fertilizer, planting material, grafting, fruit trees nursery
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