The Relationship Between Temperature and Bloom-to-Ripening Period in Low-Chill Peach
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https://doi.org/10.71318/apom.1989.43.4.155Keywords:
degree days, thermal time, fruit development periodAbstract
Fruit development period (FDP) of 22 lowchill peach cultivars was related to mean monthly temperatures during the fruit growing season at 13 locations in Australia that represented the range of peach growing climates. A regression of FDP on mean fruit growing season (August through November) temperatures at 13 locations showed a 5 day delay in FDP for each 1°C reduction. Temperatures during the 2 months following bloom were the most important in determining FDP. The regression equation may be used for predicting the relative FDP at various locations.
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