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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (35): 55-60.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2022-0996

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Study on the Suitable Planting Density and Pruning Intensity in Scion Orchard of Early Bearing Walnut

TANG Jiajia1(), LI Xiuzhen1(), WEI Liben1, PENG Xiu1, DANG Jiangbo2, ZHOU Xiaozhou1, FENG Dalan1   

  1. 1 Chongqing Academy of Forestry, Chongqing 400036
    2 College of Horticulture and Gardening, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715
  • Received:2022-12-01 Revised:2023-03-26 Online:2023-12-11 Published:2023-12-11
  • Contact: LI Xiuzhen

Abstract:

In order to provide references for the construction and efficient management of the local early bearing walnut scion orchard in Chongqing, early bearing walnut 'Yucheng 1' was used as the research object, and a split plot design was used to study the effects of four planting densities (1 m×2 m, 2 m×2 m, 2 m×3 m, 3 m×4 m) and four pruning intensities (no short-cutting, light short- cutting, medium short-cutting and heavily short-cutting) on the branch growth and bud yield of walnut branches. The results showed that the effective branches number, branch diameter, branch length and effective bud number were significantly affected by the planting density and pruning intensity, and the effect of pruning intensity was greater than that of the density, and the interaction between planting density and pruning intensity had a significant effect on branch length, but had no significant effect on other indexes. From the perspective of planting density, the effective branches number, branch diameter, branch length and effective bud number increased with the decrease of density, the effective branches number and effective bud number of 2 m×3 m and 3 m×4 m densities were significantly better than those of other treatments. From the perspective of pruning intensity, with the increase of pruning intensity, the effective branches number decreased significantly, while the branch diameter, branch length and effective bud number increased significantly, and the quality of branches with heavily short-cutting was significantly better than that of other treatments. Comprehensive analysis from 16 treatments, the branch diameter, branch length and effective bud number of 2 m×3 m planting densities combined with heavily short-cutting treatment were significantly higher than those of other treatments, and the effective buds per unit area were higher, which was the best treatment for both branch quality and effective bud yield. The planting density and pruning intensity have a significant effect on the growth and development of the branches of the early bearing walnut 'Yucheng No.1' mother tree in Chongqing. The suitable planting density for the construction of the scion orchard is plant spacing 2 m and row spacing 3 m, and the suitable pruning intensity is heavily short-cutting in dormant period.

Key words: early bearing walnut, ‘Yucheng No.1’, scion orchard, density, pruning intensity