DEVELOPMENT OF VEGETATION PHENOPHASES IN SOME PLUM CULTIVARS GROWN IN THE CRAIOVA AREA

Abstract

The paper studied the development of the vegetation phenophases in three plum cultivars (ˈAndreeaˈ, ˈRecordˈ and ‘Čačanská lepotica’), analyzing how climatic variations and environmental factors affect their development. The BBCH scale was used to record the different phenophases. The number of days from November 1 to budding, the duration of budding, the duration of the flowering period, the number of days from the appearance of the fruits to the ripeness for consumption were calculated and it was found that the phenological stages occurred without too great differences from one cultivar to another. This is due, on the one hand, to the fact that the three cultivars were grafted on the same rootstock, and on the other hand, to the close fruit ripening period.