Wpływ kwasu 2-chloroetanofosfonoiuego (Ethrel) na ukorzenianie się zdrewniałych sadzonek czarnych porzeczek [Effect of 2-chloroethylphosphonic acid (Ethrel) on the rooting of the blackcurrant hardwood cuttings]

The effect of Ethrel on root formation in the blackcurrant (cv. Blacksmith) hardwood cuttings was investigated in five different periods of the year. Low concentrations of Ethrel (up to 250 ppm) stimulated rooting, whereas higher concentrations (above 250 ppm) had a harmful effect on root formation. It is suggested that ethylene can act as a rooting promoter (when low concentrations of Ethrel were used) or as rooting inhibitor (when Ethrel was used in high concentrations). Complete cessation of the inflorescence development was observed in cuttings treated with Ethrel at 100 ppm and higher concentrations

Badania nad wpływem wirowania na ukorzenianie się zdrwniałych sadzonek czarnych porzeczek [Effect of centrifugation on the rooting of the blackcurrant cuttings]

Hardwood cuttings of the blackcurrant, cv. Blacksmith, were centrifuged at five different periods at 1500, 2750 and 5000 rpm, for 10, 20 and 40 min and diffusates were collected. The rooting response was examined after three weeks. The activity of the growth substances in the diffusates was studied using bioassays. Stimulation of the rooting of cuttings was observed when low speeds (1500 rpm) and short durations of centrifugation (10 - 20 min) were used. Higher speeds and longer times usually had a negative influence on the rooting. A tendency for more rooting cofactors and growth inhibitors to diffuse in treatments with high speeds and long periods of the centrifugation was observed in the first three experimentation periods

The growth relationships in maiden trees of sour cherry ‘Łutówka’

The studies were conducted in a nursery of sour cherry ‘Łutówka’ budded on Prunus mahaleb L. in the years 1993, 2000–2003, and 2013. The height of trees, the diameter of stems, and the length of lateral shoots were measured. The air temperature and precipitation higher than the long-term mean (by approximately 10 % and 28%, respectively) contributed to the increase in the stem diameter, the total length of shoots, and the number of shoots per tree. The length of lateral shoots increased from the top of the crown towards the lower parts, however, the number of feathers per tree and the mean length of shoots decreased. A strong positive relationship (r = 0.74, P < 0.05) was revealed between the stem diameter and the total length of shoots. Generally, the correlations between the type of growth of sour cherry maiden trees and morphological traits were similar to those characteristic for apple maiden trees or “knip-boom” type trees