Evaluation of Nursery Traits in Japanese Plums on Five Different Rootstocks

Climate change has a negative effect on the environment in which traditional fruit species are grown and, at the same time, offers the potential for cultivation of new species. Japanese plums derived from <i>P. salicina</i> Lindley are a fruit species that is slowly being introduced to t...

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Main Authors: Tomáš Nečas, Jan Wolf, Eliška Zezulová, Ivo Ondrášek
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-02-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/9/3/318
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author Tomáš Nečas
Jan Wolf
Eliška Zezulová
Ivo Ondrášek
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description Climate change has a negative effect on the environment in which traditional fruit species are grown and, at the same time, offers the potential for cultivation of new species. Japanese plums derived from <i>P. salicina</i> Lindley are a fruit species that is slowly being introduced to the Czech Republic. Therefore, there are efforts to find ways to grow these varieties. In our experiment, selected nursery traits that are important for the production of Japanese plum saplings in the region of the Czech Republic were evaluated. The main evaluation criteria were scion affinity, sapling yield, and selected growth characteristics. The results show that the best affinity was achieved with the Adesoto (92.0%) and the Torinel (90.0%) rootstocks. Moderate levels of affinity were found for Brompton (84.2%) and St. Julien A (80.0%) rootstocks. Weak affinity was found only for the rootstock Wavit (52.7%). The economically significant trait is the yield of saplings; here, the highest yields were obtained with the Adesoto rootstock (88.4%) and the Japanese plum variety ‘Black Star’ (89.3%). Generally, the Adesoto and Torinel rootstocks proved to be the most suitable for use with Japanese plum varieties.
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spelling doaj.art-2e90853e8c934f23a0750ab29fa5c7aa2023-11-17T11:24:00ZengMDPI AGHorticulturae2311-75242023-02-019331810.3390/horticulturae9030318Evaluation of Nursery Traits in Japanese Plums on Five Different RootstocksTomáš Nečas0Jan Wolf1Eliška Zezulová2Ivo Ondrášek3Department of Fruit Science, Faculty of Horticulture in Lednice, Mendel University in Brno, Valtická 337, 691 44 Lednice, Czech RepublicDepartment of Fruit Science, Faculty of Horticulture in Lednice, Mendel University in Brno, Valtická 337, 691 44 Lednice, Czech RepublicDepartment of Fruit Science, Faculty of Horticulture in Lednice, Mendel University in Brno, Valtická 337, 691 44 Lednice, Czech RepublicDepartment of Fruit Science, Faculty of Horticulture in Lednice, Mendel University in Brno, Valtická 337, 691 44 Lednice, Czech RepublicClimate change has a negative effect on the environment in which traditional fruit species are grown and, at the same time, offers the potential for cultivation of new species. Japanese plums derived from <i>P. salicina</i> Lindley are a fruit species that is slowly being introduced to the Czech Republic. Therefore, there are efforts to find ways to grow these varieties. In our experiment, selected nursery traits that are important for the production of Japanese plum saplings in the region of the Czech Republic were evaluated. The main evaluation criteria were scion affinity, sapling yield, and selected growth characteristics. The results show that the best affinity was achieved with the Adesoto (92.0%) and the Torinel (90.0%) rootstocks. Moderate levels of affinity were found for Brompton (84.2%) and St. Julien A (80.0%) rootstocks. Weak affinity was found only for the rootstock Wavit (52.7%). The economically significant trait is the yield of saplings; here, the highest yields were obtained with the Adesoto rootstock (88.4%) and the Japanese plum variety ‘Black Star’ (89.3%). Generally, the Adesoto and Torinel rootstocks proved to be the most suitable for use with Japanese plum varieties.https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/9/3/318<i>P. salicina</i> LindleyJapanese plumsaffinitychip buddingnursery traits
spellingShingle Tomáš Nečas
Jan Wolf
Eliška Zezulová
Ivo Ondrášek
Evaluation of Nursery Traits in Japanese Plums on Five Different Rootstocks
Horticulturae
<i>P. salicina</i> Lindley
Japanese plums
affinity
chip budding
nursery traits
title Evaluation of Nursery Traits in Japanese Plums on Five Different Rootstocks
title_full Evaluation of Nursery Traits in Japanese Plums on Five Different Rootstocks
title_fullStr Evaluation of Nursery Traits in Japanese Plums on Five Different Rootstocks
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of Nursery Traits in Japanese Plums on Five Different Rootstocks
title_short Evaluation of Nursery Traits in Japanese Plums on Five Different Rootstocks
title_sort evaluation of nursery traits in japanese plums on five different rootstocks
topic <i>P. salicina</i> Lindley
Japanese plums
affinity
chip budding
nursery traits
url https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/9/3/318
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