Plant and Soil Science

Celery is one of the most valuable spice-flavors, whose cultivation technology needs to be studied and improved depending on the specific soil-climatic conditions. Taking into account this it is relevant to select the optimal supply area of certain varieties for the lowland zone of Zakarpattya region. Experiments were conducted in the private sector (Uzhhorod district, lowland Zakarpattya region). Celery was grown by seedling method, in the phase of 4-5 leaves it was planted in open soil according to the schemes: 45x20 cm; 60x20 cm; 50x30 cm. After planting in open soil, it was revealed that a significant increase in height (more than twice for both varieties) was detected after 30 days after planting. The highest altitude in a month after planting – 11,0 cm was achieved by the plants of the Yabluchna variety in the variant with a scheme of placement of 50×30 cm, and Edward variety - in the variant with a supply area of 60×20 cm (10,0 cm). It was established that increasing the height of plants increased the number of leaves. The highest yield of root crops for both varieties (Yabluchna – 15,5 t/ha, Edward – 14,0 t/ha) was recorded for a variant with a supply area of 45×20 cm. Obviously, due to the placement of more plants per unit area, the maximum yield of the by-product (sheets) is obtained in variants with the same feeding area. In the Yabluchna variety, the average yield of the leaves was 15,3 t/ha, while the Edward variety was 14,0 t/ha.

celery, varieties, seedlings, feeding area, yield, by-products