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Effects of shading on delaying apricot blooming Cover

Figures & Tables

Fig. 1:

Study area temperature records during shading applications.

Fig. 2:

Delaying effects of shading applications on closed buds (from Tab. 1).

Tab. 1:

Delaying effects of different shading nets on phenological stages of flower buds

αNetD1D2D3NetD4D5D6D7D8
S1-Closed95%β95 a75 a15 aS5-First White95%NRNR22 d60 a30 a
70%70 b42 b5 b70%NR12 c37 c45 b18 b
35%45 c25 cNR35%6 b28 b65 b28 cNR
CON24 dNRNRCON9 a55 a80 a8 dNR
F value308.5 ***814.6 ***562.3 ***F value206.3 ***1035.1 ***524.8 ***513.1 ***333.9 ***
NetD1D2D3D4D5NetD6D7D8D9
S2-First Swel.95%5 d25 d73 a23 a15 aS6-First Bloom95%NR4 d56 a32 a
70%29 c43 c50 b12 b6 b70%NR39 c50 b20 b
35%55 b52 b35 cNRNR35%10 b60 b35 cNR
CON76 a55 a8 dNRNRCON20 a72 a21 dNR
F value1964.9 ***184.2 ***758.8 ***1326.1 ***133.4 ***F value1623.5 ***686.9 ***179.8 ***813.9 ***
NetD2D3D4D5D6NetD7D8D9D10
S3-Red Calyx95%NR11 d67 a52 a7 aS7-Full Bloom95%NR14 d60 c63 a
70%15 c37 c42 b27 b5 b70%NR32 c70 b50 b
35%23 b55 b20 c12 cNR35%12 b61 b84 a24 c
CON45 a72 a10 dNRNRCON20 a70 a35 dNR
F value632.5 ***451.8 ***991.8 ***408.5 ***184.6 ***F value130.2 ***345.9 ***159.0 ***680.7 ***
NetD3D4D5D6D7NetD8D9D10
S4-Pink Ballon95%NR10 d33 d71 a36 aS8-Last Bloom95%NR8 c33 c
70%8 b46 c55 b58 b16 b70%NR10 c42 b
35%10 b74 b60 a25 cNR35%4 b16 b64 a
CON20 a81 a45 cNRNRCON9 a65 a67 a
F value131.6 ***831.6 ***97.4 ***853.6 ***1250.8 ***F value155.6 ***511.1 ***212.4 ***

1*** Mean values followed by a different letter witdin tde same column are significantly different at P≤0.001 according to LSD test.

1α |: Dark green UV reinforced High Density Polyetdylene (HDPE) Nets (N1: 95% Shade, N2: 70% Shade, N3: 35% Shade).

1β |: (for example) Percentage of flower buds in S1 (Closed) stage under 95% (N1) shading Net at D1 (February 28).

1 | NR: No Record. Tdere are no flower buds at tdis stage. | S1: Closed, S2: First Swelling, S3: Red Calyx, S4: Pink Balloon, S5: First White, S6: First Bloom, S7: Full Bloom, S8: Last Bloom | D1: February 28, D2: March 04, D3: March 08, D4: March 13, D5: March 17, D6: March 20, D7: March 23, D8: March 25, D9: March 28, D10: March 30.

Fig. 3:

Phenological stages of unshaded trees.

Fig. 4:

Phenological stages of 95% shading trees.

Fig. 5:

Phenological stages of 70% shading trees.

Fig. 6:

Phenological stages of 35% shading trees.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mittklbg-2023-0012 | Journal eISSN: 3061-063X (formerly 0007-5922) | Journal ISSN: 3061-0621
Language: English, German
Page range: 176 - 187
Submitted on: Feb 23, 2023
Published on: Jan 9, 2026
Published by: High School and Federal Office of Viticulture and Pomology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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