Abstract:
【Objective】 To observe the performance of growth potential of Qingzhen 1 and different varieties of scion combinations in Aksu area, and screen out suitable rootstock combinations for growth in Aksu area.
【Methods】 Statistics on plant height, rootstock cross-sectional area, scion cross-sectional area, short branch rate, medium branch rate, long branch rate, total branch volume, number of flower buds, and flowering plant rate of Qingzhen 1 and nine different varieties of scion combinations were conducted for three consecutive years from 2018 to 2020.
【Results】 The plant heights of Miyazaki and Honey Crisp were the lowest in 2018-2019, 114.67cm and 129.33cm in 2018, respectively, and in 2019 for Miyazaki 140.00cm, which was significantly lower than those of the other rootstock combinations, and Honey Crisp 144.67cm. in 2020, the lowest plant height was recorded for the combination of Short Branch 2001/ Qingzhen 1 at 213.33cm, the smallest rootstock cross-sectional area in 2018-2019 was the Honey Crisp/ Qingzhen 1 combination with 188.51 and 336.21mm
2, respectively, and in 2020 the rootstock cross-sectional area reached 1794.37mm
2, the coefficient of variation increased from 6.71% to 16.78% and then to 38.56%, and the neatness kept deteriorating. The smallest rootstock cross-sectional area in 2020 was the Miyazaki /Qingzhen1 combination with 1072.36mm
2, but the coefficient of variation was 42.14%, and the neatness was the worst among all the combinations. The smallest cross-sectional area of scion in 2018-2019 was Honey Crisp/ Qingzhen 1 with 172.89 and 325.95mm
2 respectively, and a larger percentage of branch composition from 2018-2020 was the long branch type. 2020 was dominated by Yanfu 7/ Qingzhen 1, Yanfu 8/ Qingzhen 1, Ruiyang/ Qingzhen 1, and Honey Crisp/ Qingzhen 1 combinations had a bud the number of flower buds over 35.
【Conclusion】 In the comprehensive evaluation of eight growth potential indexes of nine varieties and Qingzhen 1, the rankings are Ruiyang/Qingzhen 1>Miyazaki/Qingzhen 1>Mingyue/Qingzhen 1>Yanfu 7/ Qingzhen 1>Yanfu 8/Qingzhen 1>Jin 18/ Qingzhen 1>Short Branch 2001/ Qingzhen 1>Honey Crisp/ Qingzhen 1>Lifu/ Qingzhen 1.