Influence of Mulching on Replantation Disease in Sour Cherry Orchard

Krzysztof Rutkowski and Grzegorz P. Łysiak ()
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Krzysztof Rutkowski: Department of Ornamental Plants, Dendrology and Pomology, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Dabrowskiego 159, 60-594 Poznan, Poland
Grzegorz P. Łysiak: Department of Ornamental Plants, Dendrology and Pomology, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Dabrowskiego 159, 60-594 Poznan, Poland

Agriculture, 2023, vol. 13, issue 8, 1-30

Abstract: Increasingly, in orchards around the world that are planted one after another, disturbances are observed, and these issues with growth and development are called replantation disease. It is manifested mainly by poor tree growth after planting and poor ripening. One way to reduce replantation disease is to improve soil fertility after many years of fruit tree cultivation. The aim of the work was to evaluate the growth and yield of cherries after replantation and to compare this with a site where fruit trees had not grown before. The trees were planted at two sites: after the replantation of the cherry orchard (OR1) and in a site where fruit trees had not been cultivated before (OR2). Two combinations were used in each orchard: boiler without mulching (C), mulch—after planting mulching with a substrate after growing mushrooms (M). The trees at the site after replantation grew and bore less fruit than in the position where fruit trees had not grown before. The disease also affected some of the quality characteristics of the fruit. This resulted in an increase in fruit weight and a darker color (L*) and a higher value of hue fruit color. Mulching, which is often recommended in orchards planted after previous cultivation, did not provide the expected improvement. It did not significantly affect tree growth and yield. Only an effect on the content of components in the soil was observed, but it affected the condition of the trees. In addition, we analyzed how experimental combinations responded to climatic conditions by calculating the correlations between the SAT (sum of active temperatures) and the stages of tree development.

Keywords: replantation; Prunus cerasus; firmness; mulching; total soluble solids; titratable acidity; color; sum of active temperatures (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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