Published in Scientific Papers. Series B. Horticulture, Vol. LVI
Written by Dorel HOZA, Ligia ION, Andrei IONESCU
Crown shape plays a very important role in ensuring proper lightning conditions for the branches and fruit; it ensures different exposure conditions for the leaves and influences their synthesis capacity, while also permitting the formation of the fruit branches and support of the production. Depending on the plant management system, the planting distances vary for the same vigor of the variety – rootstock combination. The plant management system with five crown shapes determined differences in what regards the biometric parameters of the trees, the quantity of wood removed when pruning, fruit production, degree of illumination of the branches, intensity of the photosynthesis and respiration and fruit quality. Tree crowns which recorded better productivity values were managed as interrupted pyramid and fruit cylinder, while regarding the quality values the vessel bush and interrupted pyramid proved better choices. The best leaf exposure was recorded for the trees managed as vessel bush.
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