Comparison of asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.) cultivars and the effect of covering beds
Five hybrid cultivars ('Boonlim', 'Cipres', 'Dariana', 'Franklim' in 'Steline') of white asparagus were tested on 4 locations in Slovenia (Celje, Logarovci, Nova Gorica and Novo mesto). The plantations were 7 years old when some of the raised beds we...
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| description | Five hybrid cultivars ('Boonlim', 'Cipres', 'Dariana', 'Franklim' in 'Steline') of white asparagus were tested on 4 locations in Slovenia (Celje, Logarovci, Nova Gorica and Novo mesto). The plantations were 7 years old when some of the raised beds were covered with black PE mulch and the yield was compared to the yield of uncovered beds. The planting space was 2.2 m between rows and 0.33 m between crowns in the row. Each cultivar had 2 covered and 2 uncovered repetitions with 15 plants (11 m2). The yield and number of spears were measured. For 6 days, white spears were divided into 4 groups based on their thickness (4-8 mm; 8-12 mm; 12-16 mm; over 16 mm), counted and weighed in order to determine the proportion and quality of marketable yield. 'Steline' (3.44 t/ha) had the lowest average yield and 'Boonlim' (6.78 t/ha), which was the best performing cultivar in Logarovci and Nova Gorica, the best. In Novo mesto there were no significant differences among cultivars and in Celje, earlier cultivars 'Franklim', 'Cipres' and 'Dariana' performed better. 'Franklim' had more spears on average but the weight of the spears was best with 'Boonlim' (46.24 g) and worst with 'Steline' (32.03 g). The mulch influenced the yield, which was 5.27 t/ha on uncovered beds and 6.25 t/ha on covered ones. It also influenced the average weight of spears, which increased from 38.15 g to 40.88 g. The mulch did not increase either the number of spears or their thickness.
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| spelling | doaj.art-50f97fab4d7741ed83b484f33e9cf9922023-12-14T22:15:43ZengUniversity of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Acta Agriculturae Slovenica1854-19412005-10-01852Comparison of asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.) cultivars and the effect of covering bedsMarijana JAKŠE0Nina KACJAN MARŠIĆ1University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Jamnikarjeva 101, 1000 Ljubljanaof Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Jamnikarjeva 101, 1000 LjubljanaFive hybrid cultivars ('Boonlim', 'Cipres', 'Dariana', 'Franklim' in 'Steline') of white asparagus were tested on 4 locations in Slovenia (Celje, Logarovci, Nova Gorica and Novo mesto). The plantations were 7 years old when some of the raised beds were covered with black PE mulch and the yield was compared to the yield of uncovered beds. The planting space was 2.2 m between rows and 0.33 m between crowns in the row. Each cultivar had 2 covered and 2 uncovered repetitions with 15 plants (11 m2). The yield and number of spears were measured. For 6 days, white spears were divided into 4 groups based on their thickness (4-8 mm; 8-12 mm; 12-16 mm; over 16 mm), counted and weighed in order to determine the proportion and quality of marketable yield. 'Steline' (3.44 t/ha) had the lowest average yield and 'Boonlim' (6.78 t/ha), which was the best performing cultivar in Logarovci and Nova Gorica, the best. In Novo mesto there were no significant differences among cultivars and in Celje, earlier cultivars 'Franklim', 'Cipres' and 'Dariana' performed better. 'Franklim' had more spears on average but the weight of the spears was best with 'Boonlim' (46.24 g) and worst with 'Steline' (32.03 g). The mulch influenced the yield, which was 5.27 t/ha on uncovered beds and 6.25 t/ha on covered ones. It also influenced the average weight of spears, which increased from 38.15 g to 40.88 g. The mulch did not increase either the number of spears or their thickness. https://journals.uni-lj.si/aas/article/view/15230white asparagusAsparagus officinaliscultivarsblack PE mulch |
| spellingShingle | Marijana JAKŠE Nina KACJAN MARŠIĆ Comparison of asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.) cultivars and the effect of covering beds Acta Agriculturae Slovenica white asparagus Asparagus officinalis cultivars black PE mulch |
| title | Comparison of asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.) cultivars and the effect of covering beds |
| title_full | Comparison of asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.) cultivars and the effect of covering beds |
| title_fullStr | Comparison of asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.) cultivars and the effect of covering beds |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparison of asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.) cultivars and the effect of covering beds |
| title_short | Comparison of asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.) cultivars and the effect of covering beds |
| title_sort | comparison of asparagus asparagus officinalis l cultivars and the effect of covering beds |
| topic | white asparagus Asparagus officinalis cultivars black PE mulch |
| url | https://journals.uni-lj.si/aas/article/view/15230 |
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