Comparison of two training methods applied to apple trees trained to slender spindle during the first years after planting

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Alternative codes found

RIV/60460709:41210/17:74308

Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.11118/actaun201765041241" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.11118/actaun201765041241</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.11118/actaun201765041241" target="_blank" >10.11118/actaun201765041241</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Comparison of two training methods applied to apple trees trained to slender spindle during the first years after planting

Original language description

The research was focused on the comparison of two pruning methods (winter pruning and winter + summer pruning) applied to apple trees trained to a standard and a modified slender spindle. The orchard of ‘Topaz’ trees, grafted on rootstock M 9, was planted in spring 2011. In the years 2013 – 2016, trunk cross sectional area (TCSA), crown volume, cumulative yields, yield efficiency, relative proportion of fruit size classes, number of cuts and dry matter of pruned wood were analyzed. The total growth intensity of the trees, measured by TCSA, was similar among the treatments. The trees of modified slender spindle had lower mean crown volume (2.751 – 2.765 m3) comparing to slender spindle with additional summer pruning (3.355 m3) and proved to better control the tree size. The modified slender spindle brought similar or slightly lower cumulative yields, but significantly higher proportion of good sized fruits (in categories above ø 70 mm) comparing to slender spindle. The pruning of modified spindle brings generally higher number of cuts removing a higher amount of woody biomass in comparison to slender spindle, regardless if combined with summer pruning. The additional summer pruning brought no beneficial effect in reduction of growth, fruit production and fruit size of the modified slender spindle.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_SC - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

40106 - Agronomy, plant breeding and plant protection; (Agricultural biotechnology to be 4.4)

Project

Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2017

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis

ISSN

1211-8516

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

65

Issue of the periodical within the volume

4

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

5

Pages from-to

1241-1245

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85028876751