PERFORMANCES AND CULTIVATION OF 'LUOYANGQING' LOQUAT IN LOW HOT VALLEY REGIONS IN GUIYANG, CHINA

Y.S. Yang, Y. Deng, T. Jiang, H. Tian
Fruit bearing characters and economic traits of the introduced, young trees of ‘Luoyangqing’ loquat (Eriobotrya japonica Lindl.) were studied in the low hot river valley regions in Guiyang municipality, Guizhou Province, China. Some trees started to bear fruit in the second year after planting, while most trees started to bear in the third year, with a good harvest starting from the fourth year. A new cultivation system resulted in a productivity of 11.7 kg per tree or 7155 kg per hectare in 5-year-old trees. Average fruit size was 35.2 g, with 12.6% soluble solid. Compared with conventional cultivation system, productivity was increased by 8.6 kg/tree or 5376 kg/ha; average fruit size was increased by 4.6 g, and soluble solid by 0.6%. This new cultivation system yielded an output value of 42,930 yuan/ha with an input to output ratio of 1:3.4 while the conventional cultivation system had an output value of 8895 yuan/ha with an input to output ratio of 1:1.7.
Yang, Y.S., Deng, Y., Jiang, T. and Tian, H. (2007). PERFORMANCES AND CULTIVATION OF 'LUOYANGQING' LOQUAT IN LOW HOT VALLEY REGIONS IN GUIYANG, CHINA. Acta Hortic. 750, 61-66
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2007.750.6
https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2007.750.6
Eriobotrya japonica, 'Luoyangqing' loquat, cultivation techniques
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