The Influence of Rootstock B 9 on Apple Growing and Yields, as Influenced by Mulching and Fertigation

Rubauskis, E.; Skrivele, M.; Dimza, I.; Berlands, V.

doi:10.17660/actahortic.2004.658.35

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“…The data generated in this study are not fully consistent with previous findings concerning the beneficial effects of organic mulches on overall growth, yield and fruit quality parameters (Hogue and Neilsen 1987;Neilsen and Hogue 1992;Merwin et al 1994;Linczar et al 1997;Rubauskis et al 2002Rubauskis et al , 2004Nielsen et al 2003). The mulches protect topsoil from moisture loss and overheating, control weeds, and positively modify soil pH, macro-and micro-element content and organic matter content.…”

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“…In some crops, municipal solid waste (Pinamonti et al 1995;Forge et al 2003;Neilsen et al 2003) or spent mushroom compost (Saoir and Mansfield 2000) were used. Organic mulches are of benefit to soils by increasing their productivity and organic matter content, protecting them from excessive solar radiation, wind and moisture loss (Jalota and Prihar 1998;Niggli et al 1990;Tama´s and Buba´n 2000;Rubauskis et al 2004), temperature fluctuations (Larsson and Baringth 1996) and water erosion (Smets et al 2008). Mulches also positively influence the development of beneficial microorganisms in soils (Hartley et al 1996;Forge et al 2003;Prokopy 2003;Yang et al 2003;Yao et al 2005Yao et al , 2006Hoagland et al 2008), restrict the presence of nematodes affecting the root system of cultivated plants (Forge et al 2003(Forge et al , 2008 and reduce the occurrence of fungal diseases and insect populations (S´cibisz and Sadowski 1996;Brown and Tworkoski 2004).…”

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The effect of organic mulches and mycorrhizal substrate on growth, yield and quality of Gold Milenium apples on M.9 rootstock

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Sas-Paszt, L., Pruski, K., Żurawicz, E., Sumorok, B., Derkowska, E. and Głuszek, S. 2014. The effect of organic mulches and mycorrhizal substrate on growth, yield and quality of Gold Milenium apples on M.9 rootstock. Can. J. Plant Sci. 94: 281–291. A 3-yr study was conducted to evaluate the effects of organic mulches and mycorrhizal substrate on growth and yield of apple cv. Gold Milenium grown on M.9 rootstock. Straw (rye), pine bark, conifer tree sawdust, compost (plant debris), cow manure, peat moss substrate (commercial), and mycorrhiza substrate (Mykoflor®, containing mycorrhizal fungi: Glomus intraradices, G. mosseae, G. etunicatum) were applied in spring of each year. All the applied treatments did not affect significantly the tree growth. Mulches did not have a positive effect on total soluble solids of the fruit and the number of fruits in different size categories. Only sawdust mulch significantly increased the number of fruit in size diameter class of 7.0–7.5 cm compared with the control. The use of mulches affected the concentration of macro- and microelements in leaves, particularly Cu, Fe, Mn and Zn. Mulches positively affected the pH and organic matter content of soil. The best results were observed with the use of the compost, cow manure and the mycorrhizal substrate, where the concentrations of P, K and Mg, most of microelements and soil organic matter were elevated.

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“…Similarly, Rubauskis et al (2004) and Yin et al (2012) found that mulch application improved tree water status of apple and sweet cherry crops, respectively. Under our experimental conditions, mulch enhanced crop growth and water status.…”

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Use of organic mulch to enhance water-use efficiency and peach production under limiting soil conditions in a three-year-old orchard

Lordan

Pascual

Mir

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Span. j. agric. res.

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Mulching techniques have emerged in recent years to overcome soil constraints and improve fruit tree productivity. The object of this study was to evaluate the effects of a low-cost organic mulch application in a newly planted peach orchard under a ridge planting system. Three treatments were performed in 12 elementary plots using a randomized complete block design. The orchard was drip-irrigated. Mulch was applied in two treatments, which differed in fertigation (none vs. multi-nutrient fertigation), while the third treatment did not include either mulch or fertigation and served as the control. Treatments were compared in terms of their effects on the physical properties of the soil, crop response, and water-use efficiency. Mulch treatments did not alter the soil bulk density. However, the mulch significantly (p=0.0004) increased the water infiltration rate (2.21 mm/h vs. 121 mm/h), which is a key issue when working in high frequency irrigation systems under soil limiting conditions. Similarly, mulched treatments showed a more favorable water status both in the second and the third year, which was translated in a better crop response. Thus, mulched treatments recorded higher yields both in the second (+155%, p=0.0005) and the third year (+53%, p=0.0007) of the experiment. Water use efficiency (WUE agr ) was higher in the mulch treatments (+50% in average, p=0.0007) than in the control in the third year of the study. On the basis of our results, we propose that organic-mulching techniques should be considered as a beneficial practice to apply in fruit-trees production under limiting soil conditions. Additional key words: Prunus persica; compost; irrigation water use efficiency; limiting soil, salinity.

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The response of Šampion trees growing on different rootstocks to applied organic mulches and mycorrhizal substrate in the orchard

Kiczorowski

Kopacki

Kiczorowska

2018

Scientia Horticulturae

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The Influence of Rootstock B 9 on Apple Growing and Yields, as Influenced by Mulching and Fertigation

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The effect of organic mulches and mycorrhizal substrate on growth, yield and quality of Gold Milenium apples on M.9 rootstock

The effect of organic mulches and mycorrhizal substrate on growth, yield and quality of Gold Milenium apples on M.9 rootstock

Use of organic mulch to enhance water-use efficiency and peach production under limiting soil conditions in a three-year-old orchard

The response of Šampion trees growing on different rootstocks to applied organic mulches and mycorrhizal substrate in the orchard

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