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Precocity and productivity of propagated apple and pear seedlings as dependent on the juvenile period

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Adult apple and pear seedlings varying in juvenile period were propagated on rootstocks. They were subsequently found to be more precocious and more productive when the juvenile period had been shorter. In view of the significant relation between vigour measured by stem diameter) and precocity of both seedlings and propagated trees, it is possible to pre-select for the potentially more precocious seedlings on the basis of vigour.

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De vruchtbaarheid van vegetatief vermeerderde appel- en peerzaailingen in verband met hun jeugdperiode

Reeds vruchtdragende appel- en perezaailingen, waarvan de voormalige jeugdperiode sterk varieerde, werden op onderstam geoculeerd. Het bleek dat de bomen gemiddeld vroeger vruchtbaar en productiever waren naarmate de voormalige jeugdperiode korter was geweest.

De al eerder geconstateerde relatie tussen groeikracht en jeugdperiode (kortere jeugdperiode naarmate de bommen dikker zijn), bleek ook na vermeerdering te bestaan, d.w.z. de dikkere bomen bloeiden eerder dan de dunnere. Daar deze samenhang erfelijk bepaald is, biedt dit de mogelijkheid om de potentieel vroeg-vruchtbare zaailingen reeds in het kwekerijstadium op basis van groeikracht te selecteren.

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Visser, T., de Vries, D.P. Precocity and productivity of propagated apple and pear seedlings as dependent on the juvenile period. Euphytica 19, 141–144 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01902937

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