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Effect of Girdling Dates on Dry Matter Increase and Reserve Accumulations in Permanent Parts of 'Nishimurawase' Persimmon Trees  

Choi, Seong-Tae (Sweet Persimmon Research Institute, Gyeongnam Agricultural Research and Extension Services)
Song, Won-Doo (Gyeongnam Agricultural Research and Extension Services)
Park, Doo-Sang (Sweet Persimmon Research Institute, Gyeongnam Agricultural Research and Extension Services)
Kang, Seong-Mo (Department of Horticulture, Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Gyeongsang National University)
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Horticultural Science & Technology / v.27, no.2, 2009 , pp. 218-225 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was to evaluate the effects of girdling dates on dry matter (DW) increase and nutrient accumulations in permanent parts of 4- to 5-year-old 'Nishimurawase' persimmon (Diospyros kaki). Trees, grown in 70-L containers, were trunk-girdled to a 3 mm width on June 3, Aug. 3, and Sept. 3 in 2004 and 2005. The same girdling treatments were imposed to the same trees for two consecutive years. The trees were excavated on Oct. 28, 2004 and Nov. 17, 2005 for analysis. Calli were formed in more than 80% of the girdles in 30 to 45 days after the girdling; the wound healing was the slowest and visualized as incomplete in the Sept. 3-girdled trees. The girdling reduced the increase in DW more of the root than of the aerial woods; root DW decreased to 59% and 64% in 2004 and 74% and 56% of the control in 2005 by a June 3 and Sept. 3 girdling, respectively. Regardless of the dates, the girdling tended to reduce DW, carbohydrates, and inorganic elements of the roots, especially of the fine roots. The amount of root starch in June 3- and Sept. 3-girdled trees was 56% and 57% of the control in 2004, respectavely. In 2005, root soluble sugars and starch reduced mostly in Sept. 3-girdled trees to 52% and 46% of the control, respectively. Contents of root N, P, K, and Mg were the least in June 3-girdled trees in 2004 and in Sept. 3-girdled trees in 2005. There were no significant differences of inorganic elements in aerial woods in 2004, but P, K, and Mg contents were clearly reduced in Sept. 3-girdled trees in 2005. The consequences of the slow healing from a late girdling are discussed with regard to the susceptibility to winter injury, nutrient absorption, and tree growth.
Keywords
Diospyros kaki; carbohydrate; cold injury; inorganic element;
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