Abstract:
An experiment was conduct in private nursery in Al Gra'aet location,
Baghdad- Iraq, during 2009-2010 season to investigate the effect of budding
date 15/8 , 30/8 and 15/9/2009 , rootstock Pyrus calleryana and Cyndonia
oblonga and two pear cultivar (Al-Zoforania and Al-Osmani) on budtake
percentage and seedling , vegetative growth characteristics .
Results showed that budding at 15 th august give the highest percentage of
budtake (88.25) compared with other dates. Budding both pear cultivar on
Pyrus calleryana rootstock give significantly the higher percentage of budtake,
Shoot length and diameter compared with Cyndonia oblonga where budding the
tow pear cultivars on Cyndonia oblonga rootstock increased shoot number, leaf
area per plant and carbohydrates percentage in shoots. scion cultivar had also
significant effects on vegetative growths characteristics of seedling.