The study was performed over the years (2014٬2015) in Barshin
Research Station- General Commission for Scientific Agriculture
Research on the trees age of 15 in grafted with Golden Delicious
Cultivar on two rootstocks, strong: seeds ( Malus domest
ica) and half
strong (vegetative Malling-Merton "MM111"). The study focused on the
effect of the original on the concentration of each of the elements (N-P)
in the leaves and branches of the Golden delicious Cultivar grafted on
those rootstocks.
This investigation was conducted at Pome and grapevine Division in Sweida,
General Commission for Scientific Agriculture Research (GCSAR), and at Ira
Agricultural Nursery, during 2011 and 2012 seasons, to detect the genetic variation
among five ap
ple seedling genotypes in Mafaala Malus communis fields, and within
the seedlings produced from them, using 10 SSR primer pairs.
The study was carried out on trifoliate orange rootstock trees (Poncirus trifoliata L.)
at Ciano Research Station where the trees were sprayed with nutrients or gibberelic acid
GA3 or togethers, beside the control (without spraying). Different trea
tments of seed
storage were tested in order to study their effect on seed viability to increase it. The seeds
were stored for three months using four treatments: (a) seed storage in fruits at +4˚C, (b)
Storage in juice at +4˚C, (c) Storage at lab temperature, and (d) seed storage at fridge
temperature +4˚C. The results showed that all spraying treatments were positive at
postharvest, as compared with the control. However, treatment of seed storage inside the
fruit gave the highest significant germination rate for all spraying treatments. Treatments
of spraying with nutrients were the best. The viability of seeds considerably decreased for
all treatments of seed storage at fridge temperature +4˚C, whereas germination was zero for
seed stored in juice and seed stored at lab temperature.
The study was performed in Barshin Research Station- General
Commission for Scientific Agriculture Research on the trees age of
13 in grafted with Golden Delicious Cultivar on three rootstocks
(seedless rootstock Malus domestica, vegetative strong
rootstock
MM109, and MM111 half strong rootstock) over the years
(2014.2015 ).The study focused on growth vigor (the stem
circumference above the grafted area ,crown size - the rate of
shoots length and productivity).
The research was conducted at Faculty of Agriculture, Damascus University/
Syria, with the help of Scientific Agricultural Research Center in Latakia during
2013 and 2014 seasons. Three rootstocks were used i.e. Sour orange, citrumelo
and troyer c
itrange, to study some factors affecting the success of micrografting
technique (concentrations and periods of sterilization, rootstock, shoot tip size, type
of nutritive medium and the grafting method). The nutritive medium was prepared,
and the shoot tips was isolated from Navel orange source, then the micrografting
was done for the three rootstocks.
This study aim at investigating the tolerance of two tomato rootstock (Sprit and ES-
30502) widely speared in Syria and used for crafting some tomato hybrids grown in green
houses for different salinity levels (0- 25- 50- 75- 100- 150 mM NaCl).
Th
e results show that the germination of rootstock Sprit seeds was not influenced by
high salinity 150 mM despite a delay of 1-2 days compared with the control. A reduction
of 15% was observed in the rootstock ES-30502 at 100 and 150 mM NaCl salinity levels,
in addition to slower percentage rate of germination. In contrast, the effect of salinity on
the development of the radical and rootlet was more pronounced in Sprit compared to ES-
30502. Salinity decreased the growth of both shoots and roots, and also decreased nutrient
acquisition in both rootstocks, but to a lesser degree in ES-30502. The uptake of K was not
greatly affected and concentrations in shoot remained normal. The concentrations of Ca
and Mg were also not affected by salinity. The most pronounced effect of salinity was on
nitrogen effect (NO3) which was reduced greatly in both rootstocks. This was accompanied
by accumulation of free NO3 ions in the shoot tissue (58 and 45 % of total N uptake at
salinity level of 150 mM). It is most likely that toxicity of Na and Cl ions, and consequent
osmotic changes in cell tissue led to slower nitrate reductase activity (NRA) and
accumulation of NO3.
A successful and detailed in vitro propagation system for rapid
micropropagation of three apple rootstocks: MM ١٠٦, EM ٧ and M ٢٦ has
been developed. Shoot tips and axillary buds excised from field-grown trees
were used as explants, which were surface-disinfected with mercury bichloride,
or with solution of sodium or calcium hypochlorite followed by three rinses
with sterile distilled water.
