Articles
Modern training systems for nectarine cultivation in the Republic of Korea
Article number
1395_49
Pages
373 – 378
Language
English
Abstract
Due to the labor shortage in rural areas, agricultural mechanization is being presented as one of the solutions.
Currently, the major peach and nectarine training system in the Republic of Korea is open-center, which is unsuitable for mechanization due to its three-dimensional structure.
Here, the multi-leader system, one of the planar training systems, was implemented in Yellow Dream nectarine and its growth, productivity, fruit quality, and management time were compared with open-center.
At the third year after planting, tree height of multi-leader trees was lower than open-center.
Total fruit yield was three times higher in multi-leader trees than open-center trees, while the fruit quality was not significantly different.
Multi-leader trees required less time for harvest and pruning while they required more time for thinning due to their high density of flower buds.
As the management of training system differs with tree age, long-term monitoring is needed to fully understand the multi-leader system.
Currently, the major peach and nectarine training system in the Republic of Korea is open-center, which is unsuitable for mechanization due to its three-dimensional structure.
Here, the multi-leader system, one of the planar training systems, was implemented in Yellow Dream nectarine and its growth, productivity, fruit quality, and management time were compared with open-center.
At the third year after planting, tree height of multi-leader trees was lower than open-center.
Total fruit yield was three times higher in multi-leader trees than open-center trees, while the fruit quality was not significantly different.
Multi-leader trees required less time for harvest and pruning while they required more time for thinning due to their high density of flower buds.
As the management of training system differs with tree age, long-term monitoring is needed to fully understand the multi-leader system.
Authors
K. Hwang, S.J. Yang, J.H. Kwon, J. Lee, N. Jeong, S. Kim, S.A. Kim, Y. Lee, J. Park, N.M. Win, Y.S. Cho, J.H. Jun
Keywords
mechanical farming, multi-leader tree, nectarine, Prunus persica L. Batsch, tree shape
Groups involved
- Division Temperate Tree Nuts
- Division Vine and Berry Fruits
- Division Temperate Tree Fruits
- Division Precision Horticulture and Engineering
- Division Plant-Environment Interactions in Field Systems
- Division Tropical and Subtropical Fruit and Nuts
- Working Group Precision Management of Orchards and Vineyards
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