Vegetative propagation of the golden currant (Ribes aureum Pursh.)

Abstract

One of the main components of a success of any nursery is production of economically sound and qualitative planting stock with a vegetative propagation as a leading one. The contributing factor in a choice of this or that kind of a plant is its propagation capacity. The article presents the results of the researches on means of a vegetative propagation of golden currant within 2012-2014. The statistical data for three years of the research on golden currant by softwood cuttings, hardwood cuttings and in the mother plantation of moundings is given. As a result of the carried out researches the percent of softwood cutting rootage does not exceed 49.8 %. Hardwood cutting propagation allows receiving higher output of a standard planting stock (71 %) in comparison with the propagation by softwood cuttings (62.2 %). However the rootage percent is lower and makes 42.6 %. The mother plantation of moundings of golden currant allows receiving 12 units of layers from a scrub and a yield of a standard planting stock of 88 %. Literary data by world experience of golden currant cultivation is presented. Relative economic efficiency of golden currant propagation by various methods is given.