Cold hardiness of peach flowers at different phenological stages

At the colder peach production regions it is important to know the cold hardiness of peach cultivars at different phenological stages of flowering. In our experiment, artificial freezing tests were conducted in a climate chamber in five selected years between the period of 2007 and 2016 to determine...

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Main Authors: László Szalay, Imre Gergő Gyökös, Zsuzsanna Békefi
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Language:English
Published: Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences 2018-09-01
Series:Horticultural Science
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Online Access:https://hortsci.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/hor-201803-0002_cold-hardiness-of-peach-flowers-at-different-phenological-stages.php
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author László Szalay
Imre Gergő Gyökös
Zsuzsanna Békefi
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description At the colder peach production regions it is important to know the cold hardiness of peach cultivars at different phenological stages of flowering. In our experiment, artificial freezing tests were conducted in a climate chamber in five selected years between the period of 2007 and 2016 to determine the freeze tolerance of generative organs of three peach cultivars ('Venus', 'Redhaven', 'Piroska') at different phenological stages of bloom. Based on the results of the laboratory freezing tests LT50 values were calculated. Our results showed that LT50 values of examined peach cultivars in swelled bud stage averaged over five years were between -6.8 and -11.2°C according to cultivar, and as phenological phases progressed, cold hardiness of generative organs decreased. At the end of bloom LT50 values varied between -1.7 and -4.1°C. Cultivar 'Piroska' had the highest freeze tolerance and cultivar 'Venus' showed the lowest in each year studied. This study shows that trees with delayed development are more prone to cold damage to flowers.
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spelling doaj.art-59e4285528b144f7937eefd96ea7daf22023-02-23T03:35:18ZengCzech Academy of Agricultural SciencesHorticultural Science0862-867X1805-93332018-09-0145311912410.17221/146/2016-HORTSCIhor-201803-0002Cold hardiness of peach flowers at different phenological stagesLászló Szalay0Imre Gergő Gyökös1Zsuzsanna Békefi2Department of Pomology, Faculty of Horticultural Sciences, Szent István University, Budapest, HungarySZET Township Innovation Ltd., Szentgotthárd, HungaryNARIC Fruit Research Institute, Budapest, HungaryAt the colder peach production regions it is important to know the cold hardiness of peach cultivars at different phenological stages of flowering. In our experiment, artificial freezing tests were conducted in a climate chamber in five selected years between the period of 2007 and 2016 to determine the freeze tolerance of generative organs of three peach cultivars ('Venus', 'Redhaven', 'Piroska') at different phenological stages of bloom. Based on the results of the laboratory freezing tests LT50 values were calculated. Our results showed that LT50 values of examined peach cultivars in swelled bud stage averaged over five years were between -6.8 and -11.2°C according to cultivar, and as phenological phases progressed, cold hardiness of generative organs decreased. At the end of bloom LT50 values varied between -1.7 and -4.1°C. Cultivar 'Piroska' had the highest freeze tolerance and cultivar 'Venus' showed the lowest in each year studied. This study shows that trees with delayed development are more prone to cold damage to flowers.https://hortsci.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/hor-201803-0002_cold-hardiness-of-peach-flowers-at-different-phenological-stages.phplt50 valuesartificial freezing testblooming time
spellingShingle László Szalay
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Cold hardiness of peach flowers at different phenological stages
Horticultural Science
lt50 values
artificial freezing test
blooming time
title Cold hardiness of peach flowers at different phenological stages
title_full Cold hardiness of peach flowers at different phenological stages
title_fullStr Cold hardiness of peach flowers at different phenological stages
title_full_unstemmed Cold hardiness of peach flowers at different phenological stages
title_short Cold hardiness of peach flowers at different phenological stages
title_sort cold hardiness of peach flowers at different phenological stages
topic lt50 values
artificial freezing test
blooming time
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