FLOWERING AND MATURATION DATES OF THE MAIN LATE-BLOOMING ALMOND VARIETIES OF THE MEDITERRANEAN BASIN

Among late-blooming almond cultivars, there are both self-incompatible and self-compatible varieties.
However, even for self-compatible varieties, it is prudent to plant more than one variety with overlapping flowering dates to improve pollination and fertilization.
Likewise, it is convenient to know the maturation date of the varieties to plan the harvest.
In this work, the flowering and maturation dates of the main late-blooming Mediterranean varieties were determined.
The study used four locations with different climatic conditions.
Twelve cultivars were evaluated: the Spanish cultivars Antoñeta, Cambra, Glorieta, Guara, Marta, and Masbovera; the French cultivars Ferraduel, Ferragnès, and Lauranne; and the Italians cultivars Cristomorto, Supernova, and Tuono.
The local temperatures influence the flowering and maturation dates.
In the warmest locations, the phenology was nearly a month ahead of the coldest areas.
The bloom period was very similar for all varieties.
In contrast, there were clear varietal differences in maturation date.

V International Symposium on Pistachios and Almonds

N. Serrano, M. Lovera, A. Salguero, O. Arquero, B. Casado, J.L. Fernández

Prunus amygdalus, maturation time, blooming time

https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2011.912.13