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Scientific Papers Series B Horticulture

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<strong>Scientific</strong> <strong>Papers</strong>. <strong>Series</strong> B, <strong>Horticulture</strong>. Vol. LVII, 2013Print ISSN 2285-5653, CD-ROM ISSN 2285-5661, Online ISSN 2286-1580, ISSN-L 2285-5653VARIABILITY OF SOME APRICOT VARIETIES AND HYBRIDSPRODUCTIVITY TRAITS CREATED IN ROMANIAValerica TUDOR, Adrian ASNIC, Georgeta TEMOCICOUniversity of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, 59 Marasti Blvd, District1, 011464, Bucharest, RomaniaAbstractCorresponding author email: valentina67t@yahoo.comCurrent requirements of the species Prunus armeniaca in terms of creating new varieties require a conducted extensiveresearch in the apricot breeding program in the south-eastern of Romania. It’s been proceeded for early selectionsbased on correlations in order to create new varieties with high productivity and organoleptic qualities. Characteristicsand traits of the 36 varieties and hybrids of apricot studied, grouped according to the period of maturation, werestudied starting with the IPGRI descriptors used in Genus Prunus. The characteristics were followed: trunk crosssectionalarea (cm 2 ), fruit production (t/ha), the number of fruit tree branches unit length of thick branch and fruitbranch type specific for apricot. The resulting correlations between fruit production (t/ha) and the number of fruit treebranches unit length of thick branch R 2 =0,1084***. For series of data belonging to fruit production (t/ha) and numberof fructification branches (spur branches, short branches, long branches and mixt branches) the correlation coefficienthad a lowered value, between 0,0007 si 0,0524**. So, this resulted in a somewhat correlation between fruit production(t/ha) and number of spur branches to the unit length of thick branch R 2 = 0524**.Key words: apricot, varieties, productivity, fructification branches, correlations.INTRODUCTIONThe creation of apricot varieties with differentfruit maturation periods, especially extra earlyand late maturation (Bassi D. and AudergonJ.M., 2006), has been a priority since 1980 toimprove the program in Romania. The markethad a demand for extra early apricots(Audergon J.M., 1995), until recently satisfiedby importing them from the Mediterraneancountries like Italy, France, Spain and Turkeyis a strong argument for the scientists involvedin the improvement of this species.MATERIALS AND METHODSThe biological material is represented by 36varieties and hybrids of apricot with differentfruit maturation periods: very early (ve), early(e), middle (m) and late (l).These were grouped according to the period ofmaturation and studied starting with the IPGRIdescriptors used in Genus Prunus.The characteristics were followed: trunk crosssectionalarea (cm 2 ), fruit production (t/ha), thenumber of fruit tree branches unit length ofthick branch and fruit branch type specific forapricot.241The trunk cross-sectional area was calculatedafter the formula TSA (cm 2 ) = D x d, in whichD = diameter of the trunk on the rows directionand d = diameter of the trunk perpendicular onthe row direction.Characteristics of fructification type is agenetic particularity and it shows thepredominating fructification of the varieties. 3trees were marked from each variety andhybrid, choosing and marking the thick branchin which the dynamically numbered andmeasurements of the fructification branches(Cociu V. and Oprea St., 1989). They werecounted and registered: number of fructificationbranches unit length of thick branch, number ofspur branches unit length of thick branch,number of short branches unit length of thickbranch, number of long branches unit length ofthick branch and number of mixt branches unitlength of thick branch.Fruit production was calculated from themedium production, cross-referred to thedensity of 625 trees per hectare (4 x 4m).For a more objective interpretation, the resultswere statistically processed using statisticalsoftware, obtaining the coefficient of variability

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