BEHAVIOUR OF SOME PLUM ROOTSTOCKS IN THE ROMANIA’S CONDITIONS

At Fruit Growing Research-Extension Station Vâlcea there were studied during 1985–1996 period, a number of 8 seedling rootstocks (Otesani 8, Rosior varatic, Troianu 9, Mirobolan T_7c etc.) and 6 clonal rootstocks for plum (Otesani 11, Pixy, Saint Julien A, Miroval, etc.).

Otesani 8, Pixy and Saint Julien A assured a smaller growing vigor comparative with the other rootstocks from P. domestica, P. insititia and P. cerasifera. These rootstocks are suitable for plum orchards with a density up to 1250 trees per ha.

The autochtonous plum rootstocks have showed until the studying period a higher level of adaptability to clay soils which are characteristic for the Sub-Carpathian hills of Romania.
Otesani 8, Otesani 11, Rosior varatic and some of the Myrobolan clones are propagated and spread into culture in different areas of Romania.

VI International Symposium on Plum and Prune Genetics, Breeding, Pomology

I. Botu, Gh. Achim, J. Badea

plum, plum rootstocks, clonal and seedling rootstocks

https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.1998.478.36