Articles
EFFECT OF PRUNING INTENSITY IN EARLY FIG AND FIG PRODUCTIONS IN THE SOUTH OF TENERIFE, CANARY ISLANDS
Article number
872_46
Pages
333 – 338
Language
English
Abstract
The fig, Ficus carica L., is a traditional fruit tree in many south Mediterranean Europeans countries.
In Spain, it has been considered a minor species due to its cultivation in margin lands.
Fig fruits, in the Canary Islands, were part of the subsistence food for the aborigine people, before the Conquest.
In these islands, fig trees are mainly grown as isolated individuals, not in orchards as in other Mediterranean areas.
The studies of this species as a valuable crop, carried out in our conditions, are of great interest to evaluate the potential of this crop.
These islands are a peculiar and interesting environment for the agronomic evaluation of the fig crop due to their proximity to the African continent, their volcanic origin and subtropical location in the Atlantic Ocean.
The main objective of this research was to evaluate the effect of pruning intensity on the productions of early fig and fig in the De a libra cultivar of Ficus carica L. The applied treatments were three pruning intensities: 60, 45 and 30%. The study was carried out on 9-year-old trees in the south of Tenerife Island.
The cultural practices applied in the orchard were the conventional ones in the islands.
The lowest pruning intensity applied (30%) seemed to be an adequate agronomic technique in order to increase fig fruit production.
In Spain, it has been considered a minor species due to its cultivation in margin lands.
Fig fruits, in the Canary Islands, were part of the subsistence food for the aborigine people, before the Conquest.
In these islands, fig trees are mainly grown as isolated individuals, not in orchards as in other Mediterranean areas.
The studies of this species as a valuable crop, carried out in our conditions, are of great interest to evaluate the potential of this crop.
These islands are a peculiar and interesting environment for the agronomic evaluation of the fig crop due to their proximity to the African continent, their volcanic origin and subtropical location in the Atlantic Ocean.
The main objective of this research was to evaluate the effect of pruning intensity on the productions of early fig and fig in the De a libra cultivar of Ficus carica L. The applied treatments were three pruning intensities: 60, 45 and 30%. The study was carried out on 9-year-old trees in the south of Tenerife Island.
The cultural practices applied in the orchard were the conventional ones in the islands.
The lowest pruning intensity applied (30%) seemed to be an adequate agronomic technique in order to increase fig fruit production.
Authors
A.M. González-Rodríguez, A. Peña, J. Peters, M.J. Grajal-Martín
Keywords
agronomy, cultural practices, Ficus carica L., yield
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