ISHS Acta Horticulturae 470: II International Symposium on Pistachios and Almonds
DUAL VARIETY ROWS INCREASE ALMOND YIELDS |
| Authors: | John P. Edstrom, Warren C. Micke |
| Keywords: | pollination, honey bees, hedgerow |
| Abstract:
A field study was conducted to evaluate two commercially important almond cultivars, ‘Mission’ (Texas) and ‘Padre’ when planted either as solid rows of one cultivar or in rows where both cultivars alternate within the same row. ‘Butte’ cv. almonds were planted between each experimental row. This orchard, located in Arbuckle, California, was planted on Lovell peach rootstock in 1989 in an offset hedgerow configuration at 4.6 m x 6.1 m for 358 trees per hectare. Average yields over four years (1993–1996) indicate significantly higher production resulted from rows where ‘Padre’ and ‘Mission’ alternated (2190 Kg/ha) versus solid rows of either ‘Mission’ or ‘Padre’ (2004 Kg/ha). Tree size for both cultivars, as measured by trunk circumference, was not affected by tree row design. | |
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