Scientia Agricultura Sinica ›› 2020, Vol. 53 ›› Issue (11): 2264-2271.doi: 10.3864/j.issn.0578-1752.2020.11.012

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Effects of 4 Dwarfing Rootstocks on Growth, Yield and Fruit Quality of ‘Fuji’ Sapling in Apple Replant Orchard

LI MinJi,ZHANG Qiang,LI XingLiang,ZHOU BeiBei,YANG YuZhang,ZHANG JunKe,ZHOU Jia,WEI QinPing()   

  1. Beijing Academy of Forestry and Pomology Sciences/Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture (North China),Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100093
  • Received:2019-11-27 Accepted:2020-02-12 Online:2020-06-01 Published:2020-06-09
  • Contact: QinPing WEI E-mail:qpwei@sina.com

Abstract:

【Objective】 The effects of four dwarfing rootstocks (G935, G41, G11 and M9-T337) on the growth, early fruiting and yield quality of Fuji apple saplings under the replanting conditions were investigated for four years. The dwarfing rootstocks suitable for continuous cropping in Beijing were evaluated and selected, so as to provide a technical support for the renewal of the cultivation mode of old and inefficient apple orchards in China. 【Method】In the spring of 2016, 6-year-old apple trees (Fuji/SH6/ Malus prunifolia) were planed out and no soil improvement was carried out. 4 dwarfing rootstocks (G935, G11, G41 and M9-T337) Fuji apple seedlings (2-year-old roots and 1-year-dry) were directly planted in the original row, with a row spacing of 1 m×3.8 m. After planting, 4 dwarfing plants were investigated differences of tree growth, early fruiting, yield and quality of Fuji apple on rootstock for 4 consecutive years. 【Result】 The height of Fuji trees on G935 and G41 rootstock was higher than that of G11 and M9-T337; the number of main branches from high to low was: G935>G41>G11>M9-T337; the phenomenon of big feet of G41 and M9-T337 was higher than that of G935 and G11; the difference of height, diameter and number of main branches between G935 and G41 was significantly lower than that of G11 and M9-T337, with the neat garden phase. In the fourth year of continuous cropping, the chlorophyll content and net photosynthetic rate of leaves of G935 and G41 rootstocks were significantly higher than G11 and M9-T337, the fresh weight of leaves of G935 and G41 was significantly higher than G11 and M9-T337, and the dry weight of leaves of G935 and G41 was significantly higher than M9-T337. Within 4 years of continuous cropping, Fuji, the dwarfing rootstock of G935 and G41, grew normally, and the branch composition was in line with the change rule of dwarf rootstock fruit trees. From the second year, the proportion of long branches of G11 and M9-T337 trees was lower than 30%; from the third and fourth year, the proportion of short branches of G11 and M9-T337 trees was higher than 80%, the proportion of long branches was lower than 10%, and the tree vigor was obviously weakened. In the third year of continuous cropping, the flowering rate of G11 young trees was the highest, followed by G935 and G41, and M9-T337 had no flowering. In the fourth year of continuous cropping, the average yield per plant of Fuji on G935 and G41 rootstocks was significantly higher than that of M9-T337 and the average fruit weight and fruit shape index of G935 were significantly higher than those of other rootstocks. There were no significant differences in the soluble solid content, titratable acid content and solid acid ratio of the fruit of each rootstock. 【Conclusion】 Under the condition of replantation, the growth of young trees with G935 and G41 as rootstocks was significantly better than that of G11 and M9-T337. The branch composition was reasonable, the tree potential was moderate but not weak, the difference between single plants was small, and the garden was neat, which was suitable for continuous cropping in Beijing.

Key words: apple replant orchard, G dwarfing rootstocks, Fuji apple, tree growth, fruit yield, fruit quality

Fig. 1

Annual variation of height, trunk diameter and number of main branches of Fuji apple trees with different dwarfing rootstocks under repeated cropping conditions Different lowercase letters indicate significant difference (P<0.05) "

Fig. 2

Annual variation of branch composition in different dwarfing rootstocks of Fuji apple trees with different dwarfing rootstocks under repeated cropping conditions"

Table 1

Differences in leaf quality of 4 dwarfing rootstocks Fuji apple trees in the 4th year of continuous cropping"

砧木类型
Different rootstocks
新梢长度
Length of new branches (cm)
叶绿素含量
Chlorophyll content (mg·g-1)
净光合速率
Net Photosynthesis rate
(μmol·m-2·s-1)
百叶重鲜重
Fresh weight of one hundred leaves (g)
百叶重干重
Dry weight of one hundred leaves (g)
G935 61.5a 64.58a 12.08a 106.28a 37.29a
G41 44.8b 65.41a 12.58a 102.63a 36.81a
G11 28.5c 58.34b 9.86b 95.47b 32.78ab
M9-T337 25.4c 57.29b 9.58b 94.25b 31.29b

Table 2

Flowering difference of 4 dwarfing rootstocks of Fuji apple trees in the 3rd year of continuous cropping"

砧木类型
Different rootstocks
成花株率
Rate of flowering plants (%)
G935 19.5%b
G41 21.9%b
G11 34.9%a
T337 0c

Table 3

Differences in fruit quality of four dwarfing rootstocks of Fuji apple in the fourth year of repeated cropping"

砧木类型
Rootstock type
平均单株产量
Average yield of single plant
(kg/plant)
平均单果重
Mean fruit mass
(g)
果形指数
Fruit figure index
可溶性固性物料含量
Soluble solids
(%)
可滴定酸含量
Titratable acidity (%)
固酸比
TSS/TA
G935 11.03±1.51a 221.1a 0.85a 16.2a 0.29a 58.29a
G41 10.48±1.22a 189.2b 0.79b 15.9a 0.28a 56.51a
G11 7.36±4.15ab 190.3b 0.79b 16.3a 0.30a 57.94a
M9-T337 4.31±1.68b 167.5c 0.77b 15.9a 0.29a 56.24a
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