Detailed Explanation of Key Points of Apricot Tree Nursery Management Techniques

Choosing a superior variety is an important condition for planting apricot trees. It is necessary to choose drought-tolerant varieties according to local actual conditions and local suitability. Drought-tolerant apricot tree varieties have good fruit quality and good high-yield performance, and are relatively suitable for seed. So how are apricot trees raised from seed? Follow the editor to take a look at apricot tree nursery management techniques.

1. Apricot seedling cultivation

Seed selection is a key part of cultivating apricot seedlings, as it determines whether apricot trees will be high-yielding locally. After selecting seeds, in order to ensure the seedling emergence rate during spring sowing, the seeds can be stratified in winter, that is, stored in sand. Choose a shady and dry place, dig a pit according to the sand storage standard, and adjust the length, width, and height according to the sand storage standard. After soaking the seeds in clean water, mix them with wet river sand, and the mixing should also be done according to the standard. After the seeds are mixed, first spread a layer of wet sand at the bottom of the pit, then put the seeds into the pit until about 30 cm from the pit opening, fill the top level with wet sand, and finally pile soil into a mound extending above the ground. The height of the mound should be appropriate to prevent water accumulation.

2. Sowing

Sowing can be divided into spring sowing and autumn sowing, and needs to be adjusted according to local climatic conditions. Basically, the sowing method mainly adopts the trenching method. First, the trench should be opened, the width should be appropriate, and a certain plant spacing and row spacing should be maintained. These should all be determined according to apricot tree planting standards. Grafted seedling cultivation can also be carried out. First, there are also requirements for collecting scions. They must be collected from healthy adult trees that have no pests or diseases and are of superior varieties. For the collected vegetative branches, those set within one year are best. Then adopt the splayed bud grafting method to cultivate grafted apricot seedlings.

3. Field planting

After the nursery preparation is complete, it is necessary to select seedlings that are robust, have relatively plump buds, and show no disease. Soak them in water for one day, and then they can be field planted. Before field planting, the soil needs to be deeply plowed to a depth of about 20-30 cm. After deep plowing, the soil needs to be leveled and then harrowed finely.

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