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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 2285-5653THE INFLUENCE OF FERTILIZATION LEVELS AND DRIP IRRIGATIONNORMS ON THE APPLE HARVEST IN SOUTH-EASTERN ROMANIANCONDITIONSAbstractNicoleta OLTENACU, Ctlin Viorel OLTENACUUniversity of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest,59 Marasti Blvd, District 1, 011464, Bucharest, RomaniaCorresponding author email: nicoleta_oltenacu@yahoo.comMaking a modern fruit growing cannot be conceived without providing a corresponding hydric regime that fruit speciesneed. Even in areas with abundant precipitation should be taken into account that they are unevenly distributedthroughout the growing season and that there are critical moments in which trees need to consume water. Low humidityand lack of water can harm large harvest this year or next year to the fruit formation. Taking into account this aspect,in the present study, we wanted to put out the effects of application of modern methods of water located on thebehaviour of apple fruit valuable in terms of the south-eastern Romania, where are encountered optimal cultureconditions and find the best recommendations for production. The content of this paper is based on research,observations, experiments, extensive research of issues prioritized and data processing including the whole range ofissues, starting from the foundation of the application irrigation necessity. As a result, the entire work is based almostexclusively on research findings on the effect of irrigation and fertilization level on apple at Moara Domneasca farmconditions.Factor A-variety: Generos and Florina. Factor B-irrigation norms: non irrigated witness; drop 2 litres /hour; drop 4 litres / hour. FactorC-fertilization levels: 2,5 kilo Megasol or 5 kilo Megasol.The irrigation level resultedin production increases and bonuses obtained as very significant statistically for the two levels of irrigation applied.The highest yields were recorded in variants where rules were applied 4 l / h, with production increases of 40.1%, andincreases the harvest of 5.52 t / ha.Key words: drip irrigation, fertilization, harvest, water norms, varieties.INTRODUCTIONgrowth exaggerated of the shoots and directingthe assimilated towards the fruits (Atkinson D.,Making a modern fruit growing cannot be1977).conceived without providing a hydric systemEven in areas where there is 600-700 mmthat corresponds to the needs of the fruitannual rainfall, water scarcity is need to bespecies. Even in areas with heavy rainfallcover from July through September, orshould be noted that these are distributedsometime in the spring, in March-April, beforeunevenly throughout the growing season andand during flowering and autumn, in Octoberthat there are critical moments in which treesduring intensive growth roots. Over time, waterneed to consume water (Rzekanowski C.,saving problem has become increasinglyRolbiecki S., 2000). Low humidity and lack ofimportant higher with global climate change,water can harm large crop of fruit in the currentrising among other issues also that of theyear or of the fruit formation in the next yearreduction and rationalization of water use for(Cohen D., 1993).irrigation (Popescu M., Godeanu I.,1989).Currently, irrigation is necessary to beBearing this in mind, the present study, weunderstood, according to the principles ofaimed to emphasize the effects of localizedintegrated fruit crops as a highly effective toolapplication of modern methods of water, overfor regulating the activity of vegetative andthe behavior of two valuable apple varieties, inproductive trees (Botu I., Botu M., 2003). It isthe south-eastern Romania conditions, whereknown that a mild water stress has the effect ofare encountered optimal conditions of culture.picking the fruit bud differentiationThe research objective is to observe what is thephenomenon. Also, reducing excessiveimpact of localized irrigation application onwatering result a decrease of the vegetativefruitfulness and establishing recommendations93

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