INFLUENCE OF THE CLIMATE CONDITIONS ON APRICOT FLORAL BIOLOGY IN BUCUREŞTI AREA

Using a 23-year weather record in Moara Domnească area (Romania), a typical meteorological year (TMY) was calculated by applying a Finkelstein-Schafer statistical method. The characteristics of TMY were then compared with the recent recorded meteorological data for 2007 and 2008. The resulting climate data in the studied area and their influence on the floral biology, including the fruit formation, are presented for a few Romanian apricot varieties. The climate conditions of the last years were more extreme than TMY and their effect on floral biology is discussed.