Plant and Fruit Characteristics of Ferraduel Almond Cultivar After Controlled Pollination and Irrigation

Year 2020, Volume: 9 Issue: 2, 9 - 16, 15.09.2020

Resul Gerçekcioğlu , Öznur Öz Atasever

Abstract

The most important factor limiting almond cultivation is the necessity of pollination and late frosts. Thus, 'Ferraduel' almond cultivar, which is one of the late-flowering cultivars, is preferred in almond cultivation in recent years. ‘Ferranges’ and ‘Picantilli’ cultivars are used as a pollinator. Moreover, the yield is low due to insufficient pollination. In this research, where controlled pollination and irrigation were carried out, the ‘Picantilli’ variety was used as pollinator for the ‘Ferraduel’ almond cultivar. Pollen viability rates were determined as 40.00% for ‘Picantili’ and 37.83% for ‘Ferraduel’. According to the results of the study, fruit set rate was not found significant according to treatments (Mean: 91.20%) while the harvested fruit rates were obtained as the highest with 27.69% from controlled pollination + irrigation treatment. Fruit weight with fruit shell and fruit meat weight were determined as 5.33 g and 1.18 g in trees pollinated in open field, 6.74 g and 1.54 g in trees traited with other treatments.

Keywords

Almond, Phenology, Pomology, Hand-Pollination

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