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In order to increase the use of propagation material, enlarge the offer period of the quince seedlings production and dynamic use of the labor in the nursery, it becomes necessary to store the of budsticks. Thus, the present research aimed to study the feasibility of the maintaining budstick of different quince cultivars, through cold storage and to verify the grafting method to promote better development of the graft. Branches of the 'Japonês' (Chaenomeles sinensis), 'Smyrna', 'Portugal', 'Mendoza Inta-37' and 'Provence' (Cydonia oblonga) quince cultivars were collected in July, 2008. One of the branches was used for grafting (methods budding and cleft grafting methods) in 'Japonês' rootstock seedlings of six months of age and other part was stored at e low temperature (wrapped up cutting in humidified paper and wrapped up in polyethylene sacks, placed in cold chamber for 4°C) for 30 and 60 days. After 60 days, the percentage of sprouting was measured and 120 days after grafting, the length, diameter and mass dries average of the grafts were measured. It was concluded that, despite the cultivars presented anydifference, it is recommended that the branches need to be stored for up to 30 days, if the cleft grafting is used. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The yield of the loquat tree selections (Eriobotrya japonica) IAC 263-49, IAC 363-27, IAC 264-54, IAC 464-9, IAC 165-9, IAC 265-66, IAC 966-23, IAC 167-1, IAC 677-13, IAC 967-5, IAC 1367-43, IAC 1367-46, IAC 1467-12, IAC 1467-25, IAC 1467-170, IAC 1467-177, IAC 1467-296, IAC 1467-301, IAC NE-3, IAC KM-6 and 'Mizuho' were evaluated, in Jundiaí city, SP, Brazil. The seedlings growing on cultivar 'Mizumo' rootstocks were planted at field in a randomized blocks design. From the third to seventh year after planting the fruits number and fresh weight, the total yield per plant and the productivity were evaluated, besides the calculation of the average of the quadriennium. The IAC 165-9, IAC 265-66 and IAC 677-13 selections showed the highest productions and they are promising for the diversification of the loquat tree cultivation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The objective of this research was to study the effect of the lopping system on the development and production of green figs 'Roxo de Valinhos'. The experiment using plants of four years of age, with spaced 3 x 2m, was conducted from July/2007 to March/2008 in Quatro Pontes, PR. The design was randomized blocks with four blocks, and the treatments arranged in a 2 x 5, taking as factors the number of productive branches (plants conducted with six or twelve branches) and the number of loppings (one, two, three or four, besides the control without lopping). In the lopping system, after the emission of the 16th leaf, the branch was blunted (apical bud removed), selecting two sprouting per productive branches. New lopping was accomplished later, always after the emission of sixth leaf. In each plot, consisting of the three plants, data were collected in the production cycles 2007/2008. The highest yield (2,208.87g planta-1) and estimated yield (3,681.19kg ha-1) observed of green figs were obtained when plants were conducted with twelve branches of production, effecting three loopings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]