EVALUATION OF SOME CHESTNUT SELECTIONS FROM THE POPULATION FORMED INTO THE ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS FROM THE NORTH – EAST OF OLTENIA

In the spontaneous and cultivated flora from the North – East of Oltenia, in a 500 km² area, there are numerous plants forming different populations of chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill). The climatic conditions (average annual temperature is 10,2°C and the annual rainfall is 750 – 800 mm) and the existence of some secular chestnut trees with various origins, favourised the forming of some landrace populations, from which 25 with different agro – biological characteristics were selected.

The following selections were noticed because of their productivity, high vigor, quality and large fruits and relatively early fruit ripening period (October 1 – 20): VL 500 H, VL 503 H, VL 504 H, VL 520 D, VL 521 D, etc.
These selections also have a good phytosanitary status.

The selections are under evaluation for their fruits and some of them as rootstocks.

II International Symposium on Chestnut

M. Botu, Gh. Achim, E. Turcu

chestnut selections

https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.1999.494.10