Articles
PLUM PRODUCTION IN BULGARIA
Article number
874_53
Pages
373 – 376
Language
English
Abstract
Plum is a fruit species traditionally grown in Bulgaria.
Plum orchards in Bulgaria have been situated in four basic industrial and commercial regions.
The main plum production region is the Central Balkans, which have favorable environmental and economic conditions.
The plum orchard area in Bulgaria reached its maximum in 1965–53 300 ha and since then has begun to decrease and in 2004 was down to 10 967 ha.
Two cultivars Kyustendilska sinia sliva and Stanley have been included in the plum orchards and during the last 15–20 years Stanley has predominated.
The technology for biological plum production includes pruning, fertilizing and plant protection.
The applyication of green manure is recommended as one of the modes for maintaining the soil surface in plum orchards.
Suitable green crops are rye, repko, winter forage peas, or a peas-rye mixture.
It is recommended that new and different plum cultivars, highly productive and tolerant to Plum pox virus, such as Ruth Gersteter, Opal, Chachanska lepotitsa, Tuleu timpureu, Althans gage, Green gage , California blue, Gabrovska, Strinava, Hramova renkloda, Stanley, Mirabelle de Nancy, Valevka, Bluefree, Nevena, Anna Schpett are planted, as well as some local plum cultivars, which are tolerant to diseases, such as Biala Razgradska, Klestachka, Medenka, Tarkulka, Zimna karadjeika, Pushevka, Drebna biala rakyinitsa and Sinia rakyinitsa.
Plum orchards in Bulgaria have been situated in four basic industrial and commercial regions.
The main plum production region is the Central Balkans, which have favorable environmental and economic conditions.
The plum orchard area in Bulgaria reached its maximum in 1965–53 300 ha and since then has begun to decrease and in 2004 was down to 10 967 ha.
Two cultivars Kyustendilska sinia sliva and Stanley have been included in the plum orchards and during the last 15–20 years Stanley has predominated.
The technology for biological plum production includes pruning, fertilizing and plant protection.
The applyication of green manure is recommended as one of the modes for maintaining the soil surface in plum orchards.
Suitable green crops are rye, repko, winter forage peas, or a peas-rye mixture.
It is recommended that new and different plum cultivars, highly productive and tolerant to Plum pox virus, such as Ruth Gersteter, Opal, Chachanska lepotitsa, Tuleu timpureu, Althans gage, Green gage , California blue, Gabrovska, Strinava, Hramova renkloda, Stanley, Mirabelle de Nancy, Valevka, Bluefree, Nevena, Anna Schpett are planted, as well as some local plum cultivars, which are tolerant to diseases, such as Biala Razgradska, Klestachka, Medenka, Tarkulka, Zimna karadjeika, Pushevka, Drebna biala rakyinitsa and Sinia rakyinitsa.
Authors
I. Vitanova, N. Marinova, D. Ivanova, S. Dimkova, H. Kutinkova
Keywords
plum regions, cultivars, technology, Plum pox virus, trends
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