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Sensitivity of root pruned ‘Conference’ pear to water deficit in a temperate climate

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  • Janssens, Pieter
  • Deckers, Tom
  • Elsen, Frank
  • Elsen, Annemie
  • Schoofs, Hilde
  • Verjans, Wim
  • Vandendriessche, Hilde

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The present study examines the need for irrigation in pear trees (Pyrus Communis, cv. ‘Conference’) under low evaporative demand conditions, like in Belgium, in order to maintain a consistent fruit yield and high fruit size. To determine the sensitivity of the pear yield under low evaporative demand conditions three different orchards were monitored. The study shows that a Ψsoil of −60kPa during shoot growth has no effect on fruit yield but lower Ψsoil values induced a decline in both fruit size and total yield. Just as for arid environments a Ψstem of −1.5MPa is related to negative yield responses. In dry conditions lower Ψsoil and Ψstem values were observed in root pruned trees compared to not root pruned trees in the same irrigation treatment, however without yield decline. In one orchard a biannual bearing tendency was observed after root pruning. Furthermore intensive Ψsoil measurements show a high variation in Ψsoil between orchards, and within an orchard. This underlines the need for irrigation management on a parcel level and the need for new irrigation scheduling techniques which take the spatial variation in the orchard into account.

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  • Janssens, Pieter & Deckers, Tom & Elsen, Frank & Elsen, Annemie & Schoofs, Hilde & Verjans, Wim & Vandendriessche, Hilde, 2011. "Sensitivity of root pruned ‘Conference’ pear to water deficit in a temperate climate," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 99(1), pages 58-66.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agiwat:v:99:y:2011:i:1:p:58-66
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2011.07.018
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