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Spornberger, A.; Brunmayer, R.; Fischer, G.; Kaufmann, C.; Osterc, G.. |
Pear trees on their own roots are tested in comparison to grafted trees in growth and yield characteristics and with special regard to the tolerance to diseases, above all fire blight (Erwinia amylovora). In spring 2004 15 randomized trees of the cultivar 'Williams' from three variants (self rooted in vitro, self rooted long cuttings, grafted on Quince A) were planted in a pear orchard, which was heavily infected with fire blight (Erwinia amylovora) the previous years. The trees were left untreated. Growth and yield characteristics, plant diseases and tree losses were observed. After four years the in vitro self rooted trees were significantly more vigorous in growth than those grafted on quince A. The self rooted long cuttings were comparable in... |
Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Crop health; Quality; Protection Fruit and berries. |
Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/13683/1/216%2D219.pdf |
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