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Response of Apricot Fruit Quality to Protective Netting

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  • Pablo Melgarejo

    (Plant Science and Microbiology Department, High Polythechnic School of Orihuela (EPSO) Miguel Hernandez University, Ctra. Beniel Km 3.2, 03312 Orihuela, Spain)

  • Pilar Legua

    (Plant Science and Microbiology Department, High Polythechnic School of Orihuela (EPSO) Miguel Hernandez University, Ctra. Beniel Km 3.2, 03312 Orihuela, Spain)

  • Rafael Martínez-Font

    (Plant Science and Microbiology Department, High Polythechnic School of Orihuela (EPSO) Miguel Hernandez University, Ctra. Beniel Km 3.2, 03312 Orihuela, Spain)

  • Juan José Martínez-Nicolás

    (Plant Science and Microbiology Department, High Polythechnic School of Orihuela (EPSO) Miguel Hernandez University, Ctra. Beniel Km 3.2, 03312 Orihuela, Spain)

  • Joaquín Sánchez Soriano

    (Statistics, Mathematics and informatics Department, High Polythechnic School of Orihuela (EPSO) Miguel Hernandez University, Ctra. Beniel Km 3.2, 03312 Orihuela, Spain)

  • Ángel A. Carbonell-Barrachina

    (Agro-Food Technology Department, High Polythechnic School of Orihuela (EPSO) Miguel Hernandez University, Ctra. Beniel Km 3.2, 03312 Orihuela, Spain)

  • Francisca Hernández

    (Plant Science and Microbiology Department, High Polythechnic School of Orihuela (EPSO) Miguel Hernandez University, Ctra. Beniel Km 3.2, 03312 Orihuela, Spain)

Abstract

The cultivation of fruit trees in protected environments is a technique that has been developed in recent years for peaches and nectarines, but not for apricots. This study was conducted to investigate the chemical composition of the fruits and their quality indices variations of the variety ‘Mikado’ as a function of its cultivation under a protective net or outdoors. As a practical agronomic assay, a homogeneous experimental plot was used in this study, where half of the apricot trees were cultivated under protective netting, and the other half without it. The data showed that for the total yield, no statistically significant differences were found with respect to ‘Mikado’ trees cultivated with or without a net. The trees cultivated under protective nets showed higher fruit weights. The results showed that the technique of using protective nets for the cultivation of extra-early apricot ‘Mikado’ is a profitable alternative for farmers, and their use does not affect fruit production or quality.

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  • Pablo Melgarejo & Pilar Legua & Rafael Martínez-Font & Juan José Martínez-Nicolás & Joaquín Sánchez Soriano & Ángel A. Carbonell-Barrachina & Francisca Hernández, 2021. "Response of Apricot Fruit Quality to Protective Netting," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 11(3), pages 1-9, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jagris:v:11:y:2021:i:3:p:260-:d:520310
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    1. Marko Vuković & Slaven Jurić & Luna Maslov Bandić & Branka Levaj & Da-Qi Fu & Tomislav Jemrić, 2022. "Sustainable Food Production: Innovative Netting Concepts and Their Mode of Action on Fruit Crops," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(15), pages 1-31, July.

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