Published in Scientific Papers. Series B, Horticulture, Vol. LXIV, Issue 1
Written by Lavinia Mihaela ILIESCU, Florin STĂNICĂ
The aim of this paper is to present the phenological growth stages of two kiwifruit cultivars (Hayward and Bruno) and some Romanian intra and interspecific Actinidia hybrids. The experimental field was established in 2000. The plants were grown on a T-bar trellis system, under an organic orchard management. The inter row surface was covered with a mixture of perennial grasses and along the row, the soil was kept clean. Drip irrigation and micro spray irrigation system was provided. The phenological growth stages were described in the environmental conditions of Romanian plain (Bucharest area), according to the BBCH General Scale (Meier, 2001) and the nomenclature that has been used for Actinidia deliciosa 'Hayward’ (Salinero et al., 2009). Data were recorded during two consecutive growing seasons (2018-2019). Kiwi is a relative new fruit specie in Romania and the descriptions of principal growth stages for bud, leaf and shoot development, inflorescence emergence, flowering, fruit development, fruit maturity and plant senescence can improve some horticultural practices and operations on kiwifruit orchard management (such as pruning, girdling, pollination techniques, frost protection, fertilization, irrigation etc.).
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