The important apricot-growing area in Serbia is the region of
Cacak, located in the Western Serbia. This region accounted for
approximately 10% of the Serbian apricot production. However,
there are many negative factors that limit its growing under Serbian
conditions, such as blossoms killed by spring frosts, sudden
(premature) wilting – Apoplexy, winter killing of flower buds prior
to bloom, Plum pox virus infection in apricot trees and the absence
of quality rootstock and modern growing technologies (Milo¡sevi´c
et al., 2010). Moreover, in the Cacak region, the most limiting
factors are shallow and excessively acidic soils with a low pH
that causes numerous problems and physiological disturbances in apricot trees, resulting from nutritional imbalances of soil macroand
micronutrients, which are caused by inadequate fertilization.
These degrade the normal tree growth, yield characteristics, quality
of the fruit and increase the cost of apricot growing technology
(Milosevic et al., 2011).