Research Article
Influence of Pre- and Postharvest Summer Pruning on the Growth, Yield, Fruit Quality, and Carbohydrate Content of Early Season Peach Cultivars
Table 2
The effects of summer and winter pruning time on TCSA, yield, and yield efficiency of “Early Red” and “Maycrest” peach cultivars.
| | Pruning treatment | TCSA (cm2) | Yield (kg tree−1) | Yield efficiency (kg cm−2 TCSA) | | 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | 2010 |
| | Early Red | | Control | 156.78 az | 190.23 a | 61.98 a | 75.92 a | 0.40 a | 0.40 a | | WP | 140.11 b | 172.79 b | 43.62 bc | 57.11 ab | 0.31 b | 0.33 b | | SP-May | 151.27 ab | 178.17 ab | 38.98 c | 46.13 b | 0.26 c | 0.26 c | | SP-June | 137.71 b | 160.96 c | 52.48 ab | 53.92 ab | 0.38 ab | 0.34 b | | SP-July | 146.91 ab | 167.12 b | 41.54 c | 45.71 b | 0.28 bc | 0.27 c | | SP-August | 159.88 a | 175.94 a | 49.48 b | 51.02 ab | 0.31 b | 0.29 c | | Maycrest | | Control | 130.7 ab | 164.09 b | 75.98 a | 68.24 a | 0.58 a | 0.42 a | | WP | 146.22 a | 175.29 a | 65.24 ab | 63.09 ab | 0.45 ab | 0.36 c | | SP-May | 126.67 b | 152.06 c | 53.12 b | 52.23 c | 0.42 b | 0.34 c | | SP-June | 129.64 b | 159.08 bc | 53.94 b | 62.68 ab | 0.42 b | 0.39 b | | SP-July | 119.29 c | 142.37 d | 50.4 b | 57.79 b | 0.42 b | 0.41 ab | | SP-August | 134.73 ab | 163.15 b | 62.52 ab | 59.93 b | 0.46 ab | 0.37 b |
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zMean separation within columns by Duncan’s multiple range test at 5% level.
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