New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science abstracts

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Responses of peach trees to modified pruning
2. Cropping and fruit quality

SHAO-HUA LI
XUE-PING ZHANG
ZHAO-QING MENG
GUO-JIE LIU

The Horticulture Department
Beijing Agricultural University
100094 Beijing
The People's Republic of China

Abstract  Four main cultivars of peach trees (Prunus persica L.) grown in China were pruned in winter by a "long pruning" technique (LP), and compared with the traditional "short pruning" technique (SP) near Beijing, China. Cropping and fruit quality were improved on the trees pruned by LP when compared with traditionally pruned trees: there was earlier cropping for young trees and higher yield on mature trees, as increased resistance of flowers to late frost in spring; excellent fruit quality with a higher content of total soluble solids and improved colour. Pruning time was saved by LP. Finally, the biological fundamentals and some cultural techniques in orchard management are discussed for LP trees.

Keywords  Prunus persica; long pruning; fruit set; crop production; fruit quality

New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science, 1994, Vol. 22: 411-417

0114-0671/94/2204-0411 $2.50/0 (c) The Royal Society of New Zealand 1994

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