EFFECT OF PRUNING DATES AND INTENSITY ON SOME GROWTH AND YIELD CHARACTERISTICS OF APRICOT CV. ZAINI
This study was conducted in the apricot orchard of Hort. & Land Scape Dept./ Collage of Agriculture / University of Baghdad / Abu Ghraib during 2009 and 2010 growing seasons to study the response of apricot trees cv. Zaini to three techniques of pruning ( control, thinning out of 40 – 50% from b...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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College of Agriculture
2012-12-01
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| Series: | Mesopotamia Journal of Agriculture |
| Online Access: | https://magrj.mosuljournals.com/article_60632_265ea722858717ccde1fb5d1abc769f5.pdf |
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| Summary: | This study was conducted in the apricot orchard of Hort. & Land Scape Dept./ Collage of Agriculture / University of Baghdad / Abu Ghraib during 2009 and 2010 growing seasons to study the response of apricot trees cv. Zaini to three techniques of pruning ( control, thinning out of 40 – 50% from branches number and heading back 40 – 50% from length annually shoots) and time of pruning ( 5/12, 5/1 and 5/2 of each season). Results showed that techniques of and timing of pruning together or alone aid to significantly effects on leaf area, chlorophyll content, fruit set and fruit weight , whereas the timing were unaffected on dry matter percentage in leaves, T.S.S and acidity. The treatment of thinning out 40-50% + 5/1 timing was superior in vegetative characteristics, while the treatment heading back of 40-50% + 5/2 timing was superior with fruit characteristics. Acidity percentage was unaffected with pruning treatments. |
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| ISSN: | 1815-316X 2224-9796 |