The Efficiency of Artificial Pollination on the Hazelnut ‘Tonda Francescana<sup>®</sup>’ Cultivar and the Xenia Effects of Different Pollinizers
Pollination is a determining factor in achieving economic yield in hazelnut cultivation, and together with variable climate conditions, this requires the use of artificial pollination. This study evaluated the efficiency of artificial pollination performed with a manual sprayer using pollen from thr...
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| description | Pollination is a determining factor in achieving economic yield in hazelnut cultivation, and together with variable climate conditions, this requires the use of artificial pollination. This study evaluated the efficiency of artificial pollination performed with a manual sprayer using pollen from three pollinizer cultivars on the ‘Tonda Francescana<sup>®</sup>’ commercial orchard and the effect of different pollen sources on nuts. Dry pollens were applied by a Pollen Blower machine twice during female blooming. The pollen of ‘Nocchione’ determined the highest fruit set and yield per tree, even if it did not determine the highest blank seed percentage. The open pollinizers exhibited a lower sphericity and shape index (NSI), ‘Camponica’ pollen was associated with the biggest nut and kernel; ‘San Giovanni’ pollen showed higher nut elongation. Artificial pollination turned out to be a good tool to increase yield, but its efficiency is strongly influenced by the pollen used. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-aa0adb22b3f94beb96e0c4d4f99f7b762025-08-20T03:36:11ZengMDPI AGHorticulturae2311-75242025-06-0111772410.3390/horticulturae11070724The Efficiency of Artificial Pollination on the Hazelnut ‘Tonda Francescana<sup>®</sup>’ Cultivar and the Xenia Effects of Different PollinizersRodrigo José de Vargas0Simona Lucia Facchin1Chiara Traini2Nicola Cinosi3Fabiola Villa4Silvia Portarena5Marta Sánchez-Piñero6Mauro Brunetti7Angela Baiocco8Matteo Stabile9Daniela Farinelli10Western Paraná State University (UNIOESTE), Campus of Marechal Cândido Rondon, Rua Pernambuco 1777, Marechal Cândido Rondon 85960000, PR, BrazilDepartment of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences (DSA3), University of Perugia, Via Borgo XX Giugno 74, 06121 Perugia, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences (DSA3), University of Perugia, Via Borgo XX Giugno 74, 06121 Perugia, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences (DSA3), University of Perugia, Via Borgo XX Giugno 74, 06121 Perugia, ItalyWestern Paraná State University (UNIOESTE), Campus of Marechal Cândido Rondon, Rua Pernambuco 1777, Marechal Cândido Rondon 85960000, PR, BrazilInstitute of Research on Terrestrial Ecosystems (IRET), National Research Council (CNR), Via G. Marconi 2, 05010 Porano, ItalyDepartamento de Agronomía, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, University of Sevilla, Crta de Utrera Km 1, 41013 Seville, SpainFondazione per la Istruzione Agraria in Perugia, Via Borgo XX Giugno 74, 06121 Perugia, ItalyFondazione per la Istruzione Agraria in Perugia, Via Borgo XX Giugno 74, 06121 Perugia, ItalyFondazione per la Istruzione Agraria in Perugia, Via Borgo XX Giugno 74, 06121 Perugia, ItalyWestern Paraná State University (UNIOESTE), Campus of Marechal Cândido Rondon, Rua Pernambuco 1777, Marechal Cândido Rondon 85960000, PR, BrazilPollination is a determining factor in achieving economic yield in hazelnut cultivation, and together with variable climate conditions, this requires the use of artificial pollination. This study evaluated the efficiency of artificial pollination performed with a manual sprayer using pollen from three pollinizer cultivars on the ‘Tonda Francescana<sup>®</sup>’ commercial orchard and the effect of different pollen sources on nuts. Dry pollens were applied by a Pollen Blower machine twice during female blooming. The pollen of ‘Nocchione’ determined the highest fruit set and yield per tree, even if it did not determine the highest blank seed percentage. The open pollinizers exhibited a lower sphericity and shape index (NSI), ‘Camponica’ pollen was associated with the biggest nut and kernel; ‘San Giovanni’ pollen showed higher nut elongation. Artificial pollination turned out to be a good tool to increase yield, but its efficiency is strongly influenced by the pollen used.https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/11/7/724fruit setkernel percentagekernel weightkernel widthnut elongationnut shape index |
| spellingShingle | Rodrigo José de Vargas Simona Lucia Facchin Chiara Traini Nicola Cinosi Fabiola Villa Silvia Portarena Marta Sánchez-Piñero Mauro Brunetti Angela Baiocco Matteo Stabile Daniela Farinelli The Efficiency of Artificial Pollination on the Hazelnut ‘Tonda Francescana<sup>®</sup>’ Cultivar and the Xenia Effects of Different Pollinizers Horticulturae fruit set kernel percentage kernel weight kernel width nut elongation nut shape index |
| title | The Efficiency of Artificial Pollination on the Hazelnut ‘Tonda Francescana<sup>®</sup>’ Cultivar and the Xenia Effects of Different Pollinizers |
| title_full | The Efficiency of Artificial Pollination on the Hazelnut ‘Tonda Francescana<sup>®</sup>’ Cultivar and the Xenia Effects of Different Pollinizers |
| title_fullStr | The Efficiency of Artificial Pollination on the Hazelnut ‘Tonda Francescana<sup>®</sup>’ Cultivar and the Xenia Effects of Different Pollinizers |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Efficiency of Artificial Pollination on the Hazelnut ‘Tonda Francescana<sup>®</sup>’ Cultivar and the Xenia Effects of Different Pollinizers |
| title_short | The Efficiency of Artificial Pollination on the Hazelnut ‘Tonda Francescana<sup>®</sup>’ Cultivar and the Xenia Effects of Different Pollinizers |
| title_sort | efficiency of artificial pollination on the hazelnut tonda francescana sup r sup cultivar and the xenia effects of different pollinizers |
| topic | fruit set kernel percentage kernel weight kernel width nut elongation nut shape index |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/11/7/724 |
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