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- Title
Studies Regarding the Influence of Thinning on the Quality and Economic Efficiency of Some Apricot Fruit Varieties.
- Authors
CHIRA, Adrian; CHIRA, Lenuta
- Abstract
In the present study we have investigated the influence of fruit thinning on some apricot cultivars which are grown on the commercial plantation ofthe Bucharest area. The main goal was to establish the optimal phase for thinning. For this reason four experimental variants were organized: VI - control, without thinning; V2 - manual thinning at full blooming; V3 - manual thinning at 25 days after blooming; V4 - manual thinning at 50 days after blooming. At the harvest moment, the main physic-chemical characteristics of fruits, the total yield and the efficiency index, were determined. The experiment has demonstrated the economic interest ofthe thinning, without reducing the production and at the same time allowing the increase ofthe medium caliber ofthe fruits and the soluble solids content. The best results were obtained for the variant where the thinning was made 25 days after blossom.
- Subjects
FRUIT thinning; APRICOT; PLANTATIONS; FLOWERING time; FRUIT research
- Publication
Bulletin of the University of Agricultural Sciences & Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca. Horticulture, 2014, Vol 71, Issue 1, p122
- ISSN
1843-5254
- Publication type
Article