Cover Crops Improve the Vegetative and Reproductive Traits of Peach Trees at the Semiarid Area of El Oasis Sur, Mendoza Province (Argentina)
The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of cover crop treatments on vegetative and reproductive traits of peach trees in the semiarid region of El Oasis Sur, Mendoza, Argentina. The treatments comprised mechanical tillage (TC), continuous lucerne cover (TL), and annual common vetch + ...
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| author | Ciacci, María Belén Micheloud, Norma Guadalupe Silvestre Levy, Mauro Roberto Rodriguez, Marianela Imhoff, Silvia Gariglio, Norberto Francisco |
| author_browse | Ciacci, María Belén Gariglio, Norberto Francisco Imhoff, Silvia Micheloud, Norma Guadalupe Rodriguez, Marianela Silvestre Levy, Mauro Roberto |
| author_facet | Ciacci, María Belén Micheloud, Norma Guadalupe Silvestre Levy, Mauro Roberto Rodriguez, Marianela Imhoff, Silvia Gariglio, Norberto Francisco |
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| description | The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of cover crop treatments on vegetative and reproductive traits of peach trees in the semiarid region of El Oasis Sur, Mendoza, Argentina. The treatments comprised mechanical tillage (TC), continuous lucerne cover (TL), and annual common vetch + oats cover (TVO). The current shoot length was observed to have been increased by both the TL (+ 35%) and TVO (+ 29%) treatments. The application of cover crops resulted in an enhancement of fruit diameter by 3–4 mm during the initial year. However, in the subsequent year, the impact was somewhat diminished, with an increase of only 2.4–3.6%. The fruit firmness, as determined one week prior to the harvest, exhibited a notable enhancement from 55.0 to 66.8% under the influence of the cover crops. Furthermore, the TL resulted in a 16.7% augmentation in the number of fruits per tree, which, when coupled with the improvement in fruit size, led to an overall increase in fruit yield of 3–7 kg per tree. The utilisation of cover crops, particularly lucerne, did not result in any adverse effects on the vegetative and reproductive dynamics of peach trees. Conversely, the application of cover crops exerted a beneficial influence on vegetative growth, fruit size, fruit firmness, the number of fruits per tree and overall fruit yield in the peach cv. Cristalino. |
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| spelling | INTA215982025-03-10T10:08:15Z Cover Crops Improve the Vegetative and Reproductive Traits of Peach Trees at the Semiarid Area of El Oasis Sur, Mendoza Province (Argentina) Ciacci, María Belén Micheloud, Norma Guadalupe Silvestre Levy, Mauro Roberto Rodriguez, Marianela Imhoff, Silvia Gariglio, Norberto Francisco Prunus persica Medicago sativa Vicia sativa Avena Oats Peaches Cover Plants Durazno Mendoza Plantas de Cobertura Lucerne Cover Crops Common Vetch Alfalfa Fruit yield Cultivos de Cobertura The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of cover crop treatments on vegetative and reproductive traits of peach trees in the semiarid region of El Oasis Sur, Mendoza, Argentina. The treatments comprised mechanical tillage (TC), continuous lucerne cover (TL), and annual common vetch + oats cover (TVO). The current shoot length was observed to have been increased by both the TL (+ 35%) and TVO (+ 29%) treatments. The application of cover crops resulted in an enhancement of fruit diameter by 3–4 mm during the initial year. However, in the subsequent year, the impact was somewhat diminished, with an increase of only 2.4–3.6%. The fruit firmness, as determined one week prior to the harvest, exhibited a notable enhancement from 55.0 to 66.8% under the influence of the cover crops. Furthermore, the TL resulted in a 16.7% augmentation in the number of fruits per tree, which, when coupled with the improvement in fruit size, led to an overall increase in fruit yield of 3–7 kg per tree. The utilisation of cover crops, particularly lucerne, did not result in any adverse effects on the vegetative and reproductive dynamics of peach trees. Conversely, the application of cover crops exerted a beneficial influence on vegetative growth, fruit size, fruit firmness, the number of fruits per tree and overall fruit yield in the peach cv. Cristalino. Instituto de Fisiología y Recursos Genéticos Vegetales Fil: Ciacci, María Belén. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Fisiología y Recursos Genéticos Vegetales; Argentina Fil: Ciacci, María Belén. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Unidad de Estudios Agropecuarios (UDEA); Argentina Fil: Micheloud, Norma Guadalupe. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias del Litoral (ICiAgro Litoral); Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias del Litoral (ICiAgro Litoral); Argentina Fil: Silvestre Levy, Mauro Roberto. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rama Caída. Agencia de Extensión Rural General Alvear; Argentina Fil: Rodriguez, Marianela. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Fisiología y Recursos Genéticos Vegetales; Argentina Fil: Rodriguez, Marianela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Unidad de Estudios Agropecuarios (UDEA); Argentina Fil: Imhoff, Silvia. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias del Litoral (ICiAgro Litoral); Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias del Litoral (ICiAgro Litoral); Argentina Fil: Gariglio, Norberto Francisco. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias del Litoral (ICiAgro Litoral); Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias del Litoral (ICiAgro Litoral); Argentina 2025-03-10T09:50:49Z 2025-03-10T09:50:49Z 2025-01-24 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/21598 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42729-025-02233-1 0718-9508 0718-9516 (online) https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-025-02233-1 eng info:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/2023-PE-L01-I025, Innovaciones para la intensificación sostenible de los sistemas de producción agrícola en la provincia de Córdoba info:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/2023-PD-L06-I080, AgTech: soluciones tecnológicas para los procesos productivos del agro 4.0 info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Springer Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition : (Published: 24 January 2025) |
| spellingShingle | Prunus persica Medicago sativa Vicia sativa Avena Oats Peaches Cover Plants Durazno Mendoza Plantas de Cobertura Lucerne Cover Crops Common Vetch Alfalfa Fruit yield Cultivos de Cobertura Ciacci, María Belén Micheloud, Norma Guadalupe Silvestre Levy, Mauro Roberto Rodriguez, Marianela Imhoff, Silvia Gariglio, Norberto Francisco Cover Crops Improve the Vegetative and Reproductive Traits of Peach Trees at the Semiarid Area of El Oasis Sur, Mendoza Province (Argentina) |
| title | Cover Crops Improve the Vegetative and Reproductive Traits of Peach Trees at the Semiarid Area of El Oasis Sur, Mendoza Province (Argentina) |
| title_full | Cover Crops Improve the Vegetative and Reproductive Traits of Peach Trees at the Semiarid Area of El Oasis Sur, Mendoza Province (Argentina) |
| title_fullStr | Cover Crops Improve the Vegetative and Reproductive Traits of Peach Trees at the Semiarid Area of El Oasis Sur, Mendoza Province (Argentina) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cover Crops Improve the Vegetative and Reproductive Traits of Peach Trees at the Semiarid Area of El Oasis Sur, Mendoza Province (Argentina) |
| title_short | Cover Crops Improve the Vegetative and Reproductive Traits of Peach Trees at the Semiarid Area of El Oasis Sur, Mendoza Province (Argentina) |
| title_sort | cover crops improve the vegetative and reproductive traits of peach trees at the semiarid area of el oasis sur mendoza province argentina |
| topic | Prunus persica Medicago sativa Vicia sativa Avena Oats Peaches Cover Plants Durazno Mendoza Plantas de Cobertura Lucerne Cover Crops Common Vetch Alfalfa Fruit yield Cultivos de Cobertura |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/21598 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42729-025-02233-1 https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-025-02233-1 |
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