Apple Tree Rootstocks [Malus sylvestris (L.) mill. Domestic var (Borkh) Mansf.] Under Water Stress

Authors

  • Mariela Rascón-Castillo
  • Carlos Alberto Lozano-Martínez
  • Juan Luis Jacobo-Cuellar
  • Maria Noemi Frias-Moreno
  • Oscar Cruz-Álvarez
  • Ofélia Adriana Hernández-Rodríguez
  • Damaris Leopoldina Ojeda-Barrios
  • Rafael Ángel Parra-Quezada Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9189-8332

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.28940/terra.v42i0.1773

Keywords:

biomass, vegetative growth, xylem-leaf water potential, irrigation, water use ef ficiency

Abstract

In recent decades, water scarcity has increased considerably in Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua – the most important apple-growing region of Mexico. Thus, the objective of this research is focused on evaluating growth and development responses in apple rootstocks graf ted with Golden Delicious subjected to four drought cycles, comparing them with the continuous irrigation treatment. Ten rootstocks were evaluated (B.9, M.9Nic29, G.41, G.202, G.890, G.210, G.30, M.7, MM.111 and MM.109) used in the commercial apple orchards in the area, where all the rootstocks were obtained during the 2020 growing season. The planting was carried out in 20-L pots in March 2020 and a substrate composed of compost, soil and sand was used in a ratio of 1:1:1. The recorded variables measured were moisture percentage in the soil, the leading branch growth, leaf water potential, total biomass, and ef ficient water  use.  The  rootstocks  B.9  and  M.9  Nic29  showed  good  results  in  most  of  the variables studied. Rootstocks with good recovery of leaf water potential af ter recovery irrigation were found. These rootstocks were; B.9, M.9Nic29, MM.111 and G.210. The total biomass was statistically the same in G.30, G.41, MM.111, MM.109, G.202 and B.9. In conclusion, rootstocks tolerate a certain degree of drought and can contribute to improving water use, highlighting B.9.

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Rafael Ángel Parra-Quezada, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua

Hortofruticultura

Published

2024-02-01

How to Cite

Rascón-Castillo, M., Lozano-Martínez, C. A., Jacobo-Cuellar, J. L., Frias-Moreno, M. N., Cruz-Álvarez, O., Hernández-Rodríguez, O. A., … Parra-Quezada, R. Ángel. (2024). Apple Tree Rootstocks [Malus sylvestris (L.) mill. Domestic var (Borkh) Mansf.] Under Water Stress. REVISTA TERRA LATINOAMERICANA, 42. https://doi.org/10.28940/terra.v42i0.1773

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