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Materials used in this chapter were published in the book Biopesticide Albit for
increasing yields and protection of agricultures against diseases, A.K. Zlotnikov,
Ed. Prof. À. Melkumova. All-Russia Institute of Plant Protection, Russia, 2006.
Influence of Albit on cherry was examined in a trial performed by All-Russia Institute
of Vegetable Selection and Seed Breeding (Moscow oblast, 2001) on cherry trees (Cerasus
vulgaris Mill) var. Rogneda. Trees used in experiment were planted in chess
scheme, distance between trees was 6 meters. Each experimental group contained 10 trees.
Yield of cherries in control was 5.66 kg/tree on average (1.57 tonnes/hectare). According
to results of experiment, the most effective treatment mode is twice repeated treatment
of trees with Albit solution conc. 1 ml /10 L ., 10 L / tree . This variant provided
yield increase over control of 0.11 tonnes/hectare (7%). Increase of Albit
concentration per tree to 3 ml/tree lead to little bit worst result (increase over control
of 6.4%), however differences between these results are unreliable. Analogous biopesticide
based on living Pseudomonas aureofaciens bacteria did not provide any
yield increase. Treatment with Albit increased part of yield harvested in first and second
harvesting sets, i.e. Albit provided more simultaneous cherry ripening. Also, Albit treatments
slightly decreased number of rotten cherries infected with fruit anthracnose.
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