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Responses on irrigation water use and early productivity of ‘Tamara’ sweet cherry cultivar grafted on GiSelA 5 and 3 rootstocks
Article number
1457_39
Pages
305 – 314
Language
English
Abstract
The growth responses of the ‘Tamara’ sweet cherry cultivar (Prunus avium L.) grafted on GiSelA 5 and GiSelA 3 rootstocks were evaluated under drip irrigation conditions in Bistrita Fruit Region, in northern Transylvania, Romania, during 2020-2021. The research was conducted in a high-density field trial with trees trained as spindle bush, having a density of 1250 trees per hectare.
The study assessed various parameters, including trunk cross-section area, volume of the tree crown, leaf area, length of shoots, number of shoots, height of trees, leaf area/fruit, crop load, yield, number of fruits/tree, average fruit size, and main quality characteristics of the fruits.
The preliminary data showed that trees grafted on GiSelA 5 compared with those grafted on ‘GiSelA 3’, were more vigorous when considering trunk cross-sectional area and canopy volume indicators.
Both rootstock combinations produced a high number of fruits per tree, with ‘Tamara’ having medium to large-sized fruit.
To achieve a good fruit size, different pruning treatments must be required to regulate the crop load of ‘Tamara’ cherries on GiSelA rootstocks.
Drip irrigation had a significant impact on the vegetative development of the trees, particularly during the critical summer drought, by meeting the plants’ physiological needs.
The study assessed various parameters, including trunk cross-section area, volume of the tree crown, leaf area, length of shoots, number of shoots, height of trees, leaf area/fruit, crop load, yield, number of fruits/tree, average fruit size, and main quality characteristics of the fruits.
The preliminary data showed that trees grafted on GiSelA 5 compared with those grafted on ‘GiSelA 3’, were more vigorous when considering trunk cross-sectional area and canopy volume indicators.
Both rootstock combinations produced a high number of fruits per tree, with ‘Tamara’ having medium to large-sized fruit.
To achieve a good fruit size, different pruning treatments must be required to regulate the crop load of ‘Tamara’ cherries on GiSelA rootstocks.
Drip irrigation had a significant impact on the vegetative development of the trees, particularly during the critical summer drought, by meeting the plants’ physiological needs.
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Authors
J.I. Zsolt, L.D. Vlaşin, A. Chiorean, M.S. Roşu
Keywords
sweet cherry, rootstock, scion, training system, drip irrigation
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