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Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Author ORCID Identifier

SAVA DŽANKIĆ: 0009-0003-7540-8852

SANDRA BIJELIĆ: 0000-0002-9853-8196

BORIVOJE BOGDANOVIĆ: 0000-0001-9562-186X

GORAN JAĆIMOVIĆ: 0000-0001-7538-6006

HÜLYA ÜNVER: 0000-0003-3016-2249

DOI

10.55730/1300-011X.3238

Abstract

Despite favourable agro-ecological conditions, there is a significant gap between the real demand for hazelnut fruits and the state of production in the Republic of Serbia. However, over the past few decades, hazelnut production has been significantly enhanced through establishing orchards with grafted seedlings. As hazelnut grafting has predominantly relied on the whip and tongue method until recently, there has been a need to explore other grafting methods of Corylus avellana L. on generative rootstocks of Corylus colurna L. The aim of this study was to comparatively investigate the grafting of three clones of C. avellana using four grafting methods, along with the use of two bonding materials for graft union. Two-year-old C. colurna rootstocks were grafted during April and May. When the plants entered the dormant phase (in November) the plants were removed from the soil, counted, and the grafting success and quality of produced plants were determined. The obtained results showed that the applied grafting methods, selected clones, and bonding materials achieved varying grafting success rates and the quality of plants. Both in terms of grafting success and in most parameters of the quality of obtained planting material, the best results were obtained using the simple splice and whip and tongue grafting methods. The omega grafting method exhibited positive results only in terms of the number of formed roots. Therefore, omega grafting and especially chip budding techniques cannot be recommended as options when determining production technology in commercial nurseries. The examined clones showed minor differences in most analysed parameters. Only in terms of grafting success did Clone 3 dominate, while clone AD 17 stood out with the highest number of roots. Significantly higher grafting success was achieved using stretch film, while the application of grafting tape had a better effect on graft union diameter.

Keywords

Hazelnut, grafting methods, clones, grafting success, plant quality

First Page

1023

Last Page

1033

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