Effects of Rootstocks on Growth, Fruit and Yielding Characters Sweet Cherry Cultivar 0900

In this study, the effect of gisel a®5 (prunus cerasus x p. canescens), gisela®6 (p. cerasus x p. canescens), and p. mahaleb l.seedling (control) rootstocks on vegetative growth, yield, phenological, pomological and morphological characteristics of sweet cherry 0900 cultivar was investigated. compared to gisela®5 with gisela®6, and p. mahaleb, reduced significantly tree growth. average of total tree volume of gisela®5 was small smaller than gisela®6 and prunus mahaleb l., respectively 57,70% and 26,03 %. trunk cross-sectional area of sweet cherry 0900 cv at the end of the 4 rd year was 29,31 cm2/tree, 48,99 cm2/tree and 30,47 cm2/tree on grafted gisela®5, gisela® 6 and p. mahaleb l seedling rootstock respectively. the soluble solid were not affected by rootstocks. the highest fruit diameter (24,64 mm) and fruit weight (7,95 gr) was determined in 0900 ziraat/gisela® 5 combinations. the trees that are grafted on gisel a® 5 collapsed down.