Articles
ORCHARD SYSTEMS FOR APPLE AND PEAR: CONDITIONS FOR SUCCESS
Article number
557_28
Pages
209 – 227
Language
English
Abstract
A successful high-density orchard should start cropping early and give an annual production of high yields of high-quality fruit in an economically justified way.
For such a system, some basic conditions with regard to light availability, interception and distribution need to be fulfilled and sound decisions are needed on orchard design and management.
Strategic decisions concern the choice of the planting system, the cultivar and rootstock.
Tactical decisions comprise the type of plant material and tree establishment, whereas operational decisions consider methods of thinning and pruning in the first years.
All these decisions are evaluated and current developments in high density planting are reviewed.
For such a system, some basic conditions with regard to light availability, interception and distribution need to be fulfilled and sound decisions are needed on orchard design and management.
Strategic decisions concern the choice of the planting system, the cultivar and rootstock.
Tactical decisions comprise the type of plant material and tree establishment, whereas operational decisions consider methods of thinning and pruning in the first years.
All these decisions are evaluated and current developments in high density planting are reviewed.
Authors
S.J. Wertheim, P.S. Wagenmakers, J.H. Bootsma, M.J. Groot
Keywords
cultivar, fruit production, fruit quality, light, planting system, plant material, pruning, rootstock, temperature, thinning, tree density, tree establishment, tree shape
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