ISHS Acta Horticulturae 557: VII International Symposium on Orchard and Plantation Systems
ORCHARD SYSTEMS FOR APPLE AND PEAR: CONDITIONS FOR SUCCESS |
| Authors: | S.J. Wertheim, P.S. Wagenmakers, J.H. Bootsma, M.J. Groot |
| Keywords: | cultivar, fruit production, fruit quality, light, planting system, plant material, pruning, rootstock, temperature, thinning, tree density, tree establishment, tree shape |
| Abstract:
A successful high-density orchard should start cropping early and give an annual production of high yields of high-quality fruit in an economically justified way. For such a system, some basic conditions with regard to light availability, interception and distribution need to be fulfilled and sound decisions are needed on orchard design and management. Strategic decisions concern the choice of the planting system, the cultivar and rootstock. Tactical decisions comprise the type of plant material and tree establishment, whereas operational decisions consider methods of thinning and pruning in the first years. All these decisions are evaluated and current developments in high density planting are reviewed. | |
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