ORCHARD EVALUATION OF CHERRY VARIETY-ROOTSTOCK ASSOCIATIONS IN THE SECOND YEAR AFTER PLANTING

Abstract

The cherry is a fruit tree with economic importance, due to its nutritional proprieties, technological and commercial, in Romania finding good conditions for growth and production. The study was conducted at Research Station for Fruit Growing Constanta (RSFG Constanta), in a cherry plot planted in 2020. The objective of the study was to evaluate the orchard, in the climatic conditions of the South-East Romania of some cultivar/rootstock combinations. Ten cherry cultivars, created in Romania, or newly introduced in our country were studied, grafted on two vegetative rootstocks: IPC5 and IPC7. In the two years of the study (2021-2022), observations were made on growth vigor, tree height and on the number of anticipated shoots for each combination studied cultivar/rootstock. In terms of growth vigor, the highest average trunk diameter was recorded for the Daria/IPC7 30.56 mm. The highest average length of shoots was noted in the cherry cultivars Cociuvas and Daria grafted on the rootstock IPC7, which were 129 cm and 118 cm, respectively.