Effect of sprinkler irrigation system on air temperatures and use of chemicals to protect cherry and peach trees from early spring frost
C. Tsipouridis A , T. Thomidis A B and I. Xatzicharisis AA Pomology Institute, Naoussa, P. C. 59200, Imathia, Greece.
B Corresponding author. Email: thomi-1@otenet.gr
Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 46(5) 697-700 https://doi.org/10.1071/EA04014
Submitted: 8 February 2004 Accepted: 25 August 2004 Published: 12 May 2006
Abstract
The use of some chemicals including vitamins C and E, copper hydroxide, gibberellic acid, pinolene, urea, captan, ethephon, chlormequat chloride and paclobutrazol for early spring frost protection of cherry and peach trees was studied. Applications before frost of urea, copper hydroxide and a mix of glycerine or captan + vitamins C and E reduced the damage to flowers (at rates up to 40–60%), while application of gibberellic acid in combination with captan and pinoline 6 h after frost, reduced the damage by 40–50%. Ethephon delayed the bloom time of peach and cherry trees for about a week. Placing 2 sprinkler heads (200 L/h) on the tree at 40 or 280 cm height raised the temperatures 2.0 and 1.0–1.5°C, respectively.
Additional keywords: air temperatures, bloom delay, bloom time, frost protection, Prunus avium, Prunus persica, sprinkler.
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