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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2013, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (1): 37-41.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.2012-2396

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Study on Introduction and Propagation Techniques of Red Maple (Acer rubrum L.)

  

  • Received:2012-07-04 Revised:2012-11-21 Online:2013-01-05 Published:2013-01-05

Abstract: The seeds of red maple (Acer rubrum L.) from Canada were introduced to study the feasibility of introduction. The breeding technology, including seedling cultivation from seeds, survival percentage of transplant and the rootstock were studied. The plant height and the ground diameter of one-year-seedlings were tested. And more, the adaptability of red maple was investigated for the last 6 years. It showed that the germination rate of red maple seeds was 55.7% and the survival percentage of transplant of one-year-seedlings was 95.6%. If the native Acer serrulatum Hayata acted as the stock of red maple, the grafted tumor came out in the third years. The native Acer serrulatum Hayata was not suitable as the stock of red maple, although the survival percentage was 94% . The plant height and the ground diameter of one-year-seedlings were respectively 116.2 cm and 1.1 cm, respectively. Red maple showed a high adaptability and survives from the summer. The native insect pest of red maple was easily controlled. According to theory of climatic analogues and some introduction reports, it was concluded that Yangtze River Basin and the north of it was suitable for red maple introduction.