Determination of Some American Grapevine Rootstocks’ Suitability for Vertical Gardens as a New Edible Landscape Component

Abstract

ABSTRACT:In this study, grapevine, which epitomizes the opinion that vertical gardens can have a positive influence on human psychology with their beautiful view as in the example of hanging gardens of Babylon about 2500 years ago, was used as the research material.The study in question was conducted in Bingol University, Faculty of Agriculture, the Department of Garden Plants research and application area in 2016.The offshoot growth was measured in fertilizer experiment formed as control, 1 st application (200 gr/100 lt water, leaf) and 2 nd application (100 gr/100 lt water+40% leaf+root) and its footprint in the vertical area was determined.While the average offshoot growth of 1103 P American grapevine rootstock in the 1 st and 2 nd applications was measured as 61,5 cm and 39,5 cm respectively, it was 43,0 cm and 51,0 for C American grapevine rootstock. The average growth of 1103 P and 1616 C American grapevine in the control group was determined as 30,6 cm and 32,1 cm.The average growth of both American grapevine rootstocks used in the experiment was determined to be higher for the 1 st and 2 nd applications than the controls.