Propagation of the peach : A dissertation submitted to the Department of Horticulture and Landscape, Lincoln College, University of Canterbury to fulfil the requirements for the Diploma in Horticultural Science

Abstract

This dissertation is presented as partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Diploma in Horticultural Science. Two experiments relating to propagation of the peach, Prunus persica (L.) Batsch, are described. The first experiment investigates the influence of sowing time on peach germination and growth under a direct sowing system. The second experiment compares time and technique of budding within an autumn budding regime. Both these experiments have been prepared as papers and were presented at the International Plant Propagators Society's regional conference in Palmerston North in October, 1986, and will appear in the 1986 Combined Proceedings of this Society. These two papers form Chapters 2 and 3 of this dissertation and are presented with only minor modification. Chapter 1 is an introduction and review of peach propagation. The final chapter is a discussion of the practical implications of the experimental results and identifies areas for subsequent investigation.