Volume 52 Number 1 Article 8
Year 1998 Month 1
Title: Performance of Nine European Plum Cultivars on Two Rootstocks in East-Central Ontario
Author: J. Warnerand G. Tehrani
Abstract:
Nine plum (Prunus domestica L.) cultivars were assessed over a 10-year period for growth, yield, fruit
weight, bloom, petal fall and fruit harvest dates and cold temperature injury.
The highest yields were obtained
from 'Veeblue' and 'Vision'. 'Veeblue' had a higher yield efficiency and a lower cold temperature injury rating compared to 'Vision'. Cropping inconsistency encountered over the period of this trial would make commercial plum production in the east-central region of Ontario marginal.
Cold temperatures during the winter
of 1993-94 resulted in considerable injury to the trees.
With the exception of 'Veeblue', the other cultivars
tested from the breeding program at the Horticultural Research Institute of Ontario, Vineland Station, Ontario, suffered more cold temperature injury than did 'Italian' and 'Stanley'. Trees grown on 'Brompton' (P.
domestica L.) rootstock were about 20% smaller compared to trees on 'Myrobalan B' (P. cerasifera Ehrh.).
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