Introduction and Evaluation of Low Chilling Peach and Nectarine Cultivars in the Bolivian Highlands
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https://doi.org/10.71318/apom.1981.35.4.122Abstract
Low chilling peach and nectarine cultivars introduced from the University of Florida, Gainesville, Fruit Crops Department breeding program undergo normal vegetative and reproductive growth cycles in Bolivia at 1848 m altitude, latitude 16° 25' S. Measurements of fruit weight and external color indicate that this area can produce fruit of quality comparable to the same cultivars grown in Florida.
Peach and nectarine cultivation in Bolivia is limited to the highland areas 1800 to 3000 meters in elevation between latitudes 15° 44' and 21° 32' S. Production is low. Most trees are white fleshed seedlings of poor quality or imported cultivars such as Cardinal, Dixired, Redhaven, and Elberta, which do not receive adequate chilling for proper growth or fruit production (1, 2, 3).
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