The effect of winter cold on flowering of various loquat cultivars

POLAT A., ÇALIŞKAN O.

Acta Horticulturae, cilt.887, ss.321-326, 2011 (Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 887
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.17660/actahortic.2011.887.55
  • Dergi Adı: Acta Horticulturae
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.321-326
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Eriobotrya japonica, Flowering period, Frost damage
  • Hatay Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A study on the effect of winter cold on flowering of various cultivars of loquat (Eriobotrya japonica Lindl.) was carried out at the Mustafa Kemal University, Agriculture Faculty, Dörtyol Research Station in Hatay, Turkey, in the 2007/2008 season. Dörtyol has a typical Mediterranean climate. Ten loquat cultivars were evaluated: 'Hafif Çukurgöbek', 'Sayda', 'Gold Nugget', 'Ottowianni', 'Lapta B2', 'Baduna 5', 'Güzelyurt 1', 'Şampiyon', 'Lapta M' and 'Lapta 1'. Loquat flower buds were more resistant to winter colds than flowers. Flower buds and flowers were more sensitive to low temperatures in the north and south direction of trees. Maximum frost damages were found in 'Lapta 1' and 'Baduna 5'.