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GROWTH AND YIELD OF ‘REDHAVEN’ PEACH ON NINETEEN ROOTSTOCKS AT TWENTY NORTH AMERICAN LOCATIONS
Article number
732_40
Pages
271 – 278
Language
English
Abstract
Nineteen Prunus rootstock cultivars and selections budded with Redhaven peach were planted at 20 locations in North America in 1994 as a uniform planting of the NC-140 Cooperative Regional Rootstock Project.
The rootstocks included peach seedlings from Lovell, Nemaguard, Bailey, Tennessee Natural 281-1, Starks Redleaf, GF 305, Higama, Montclar, Rubira, Chui Lum Tao, Tzim Pee Tao, H7338013, H7338019, BY520-8 and Guardian® BY520-9. Clonal rootstocks included Ishtara, Myran, S.2729 and Ta Tao 5 interstem on Lovell. Data were summarized across the 20 sites in 18 states and provinces over eight years. Myran was the most vigorous rootstock followed by S.2729 and Guardian® BY520-9. Ishtara, Tzim Pee Tao and Chui Lum Tao produced the smallest trees.
Fruit weight was significantly influenced by rootstock as Redhaven fruit from BY520-8 and Ta Tao 5 interstem trees were smaller (~10 g) and fruit from Ishtara and H7338013 were larger (6-7 g) than fruit from trees on Lovell. Cumulative fruit yield (1996-2001) significantly varied among rootstocks, and yield differences were evident among locations as the highest cumulative fruit yields were from Ohio, north central New Jersey, Maryland and South Carolina.
No rootstock yielded significantly more than Lovell. However, GF 305, Montclar, Guardian® BY520-9 and H7338019 yielded equivalent to Lovell. In contrast, Ishtara, Chui Lum Tao, Tzim Pee Tao, Bailey, Higama and Rubira and the Ta Tao 5 interstem trees often had significantly lower yields than Lovell.
The rootstocks included peach seedlings from Lovell, Nemaguard, Bailey, Tennessee Natural 281-1, Starks Redleaf, GF 305, Higama, Montclar, Rubira, Chui Lum Tao, Tzim Pee Tao, H7338013, H7338019, BY520-8 and Guardian® BY520-9. Clonal rootstocks included Ishtara, Myran, S.2729 and Ta Tao 5 interstem on Lovell. Data were summarized across the 20 sites in 18 states and provinces over eight years. Myran was the most vigorous rootstock followed by S.2729 and Guardian® BY520-9. Ishtara, Tzim Pee Tao and Chui Lum Tao produced the smallest trees.
Fruit weight was significantly influenced by rootstock as Redhaven fruit from BY520-8 and Ta Tao 5 interstem trees were smaller (~10 g) and fruit from Ishtara and H7338013 were larger (6-7 g) than fruit from trees on Lovell. Cumulative fruit yield (1996-2001) significantly varied among rootstocks, and yield differences were evident among locations as the highest cumulative fruit yields were from Ohio, north central New Jersey, Maryland and South Carolina.
No rootstock yielded significantly more than Lovell. However, GF 305, Montclar, Guardian® BY520-9 and H7338019 yielded equivalent to Lovell. In contrast, Ishtara, Chui Lum Tao, Tzim Pee Tao, Bailey, Higama and Rubira and the Ta Tao 5 interstem trees often had significantly lower yields than Lovell.
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Authors
G.L. Reighard, R.L. Andersen, J. Anderson, T. Beckman, T. Baker, R. Belding, G. Brown, P. Byers, W. Cowgill, D. Deyton, E. Durner, A. Erb, D.C. Ferree, A. Gaus, R. Godin, R. Hayden, P. Hirst, S. Kadir, M. Kaps, H. Larsen
Keywords
Prunus persica L., NC-140 project, peach × plum hybrids
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