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TATURA TRELLIS PEACHES : PRODUCTIVITY OVER FIFTEEN YEARS
Article number
254_50
Pages
303 – 306
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Abstract
The Tatura Trellis was conceived and developed from principles elucidated by research which aimed to identify factors that limit fruit yield in conventional orchards.
The fundamental objectives to be identified were: For maximum early yield; a system that minimizes pruning, but would allow peach trees, without dwarfing rootstocks, to be planted and managed at densities in excess of 1,500 trees per ha.
For maximum photosynthetic productivity; maximum light interception per unit land area with a canopy within which leaves and fruit are uniformly distributed.
For maximum harvest index; systems of cultivation and management that minimize vegetative vigour after trees have occupied their allotted space.
The fundamental objectives to be identified were: For maximum early yield; a system that minimizes pruning, but would allow peach trees, without dwarfing rootstocks, to be planted and managed at densities in excess of 1,500 trees per ha.
For maximum photosynthetic productivity; maximum light interception per unit land area with a canopy within which leaves and fruit are uniformly distributed.
For maximum harvest index; systems of cultivation and management that minimize vegetative vigour after trees have occupied their allotted space.
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Authors
D.J. Chalmers, B. van den Ende
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