Open AccessRoot System Distribution of Sweet Cherry Trees Grafted on Vigorous Rootstock in Molic Eutricambosoil in Northern Transylvania
Author(s) -
Zsolt Jakab-Ilyefalvi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
bulletin of university of agricultural sciences and veterinary medicine cluj-napoca. horticulture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1843-5394
pISSN - 1843-5254
DOI - 10.15835/buasvmcn-hort:2020.0046
Subject(s) - rootstock , root system , rhizosphere , horticulture , botany , root (linguistics) , cultivar , soil water , biology , mathematics , ecology , linguistics , philosophy , genetics , bacteria
The type of the root system development of different species and cultivars gives valuable information for choosing of proper rootstock/scion combinations in different soils and soil horizons, the establishment of active rhizosphere where the input nutrition can give maximum results. Researches showed that cherry grafted on a vigorous rootstock in molic eutricambosoil develops a root system which is mainly horizontally spread (88-90°), in some rare cases with angles of 45°, with 5-7 strong V order roots (>80 mm) which provides good anchorage for trees. To the periphery the roots reached up to 6.5-8.5 m in the old trees and 3.5 m in the young trees. The depth of the root system achieved 2.0-2.5 m in the old trees and 1.0-1.5 m in the young trees. The highest quantity of roots were observed between 18-60 cm depth in both young and old trees.