New planting systems to increase apple orchard profitability in Argentina: preliminary results

Trabajo presentado al XII International Symposium on Integrating Canopy, Rootstock and Environmental Physiology in Orchard Systems. Wenatchee, Washington (Estados Unidos), julio de 2021

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Main Authors: Raffo Benegas, Maria Dolores, Curetti, Mariela, Calvo, Gabriela, Castro, Andrea Lucia, Villarreal, Patricia, Segatori, Aldo Lorenzo
Format: Artículo
Language:Inglés
Published: ISHS 2025
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/23882
https://www.actahort.org/books/1346/1346_30.htm
https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2022.1346.30
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author Raffo Benegas, Maria Dolores
Curetti, Mariela
Calvo, Gabriela
Castro, Andrea Lucia
Villarreal, Patricia
Segatori, Aldo Lorenzo
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spelling INTA238822025-09-22T12:44:23Z New planting systems to increase apple orchard profitability in Argentina: preliminary results Raffo Benegas, Maria Dolores Curetti, Mariela Calvo, Gabriela Castro, Andrea Lucia Villarreal, Patricia Segatori, Aldo Lorenzo Apples Varieties Crop Management Plantations Manzana Variedades Manejo del Cultivo Plantaciones Argentina Conduction Sistems Central Axis Multileader Brookfield Variety Rosy Glow Variety Washington Spur Variety Sistemas de Conducción Eje Central Multilíder Variedad Brookfield Variedad Rosy Glow Variedad Washington Spur Trabajo presentado al XII International Symposium on Integrating Canopy, Rootstock and Environmental Physiology in Orchard Systems. Wenatchee, Washington (Estados Unidos), julio de 2021 Apples and pears are the main fruit production of the north Patagonian valleys. Many training systems suitable to be mechanized (pruning, thinning, use of platforms) are used in different fruit growing areas to improve yield and precocity. As results depend on environmental conditions, local studies are needed to compare the performance of different training systems in our local conditions. The aim of the study was to compare four training systems: central axis (CA), 4 axes obtained by heading-back at plantation time (4A-C), and 2 axes (2A-B), 3 axes and multi-leaders (ML) obtained by bending trees, in ‘Washington Spur’, ‘Brookfield’ and ‘Rosy Glow’ apple trees. The plot was planted in an orchard located in Rio Negro, Argentina, in June of 2016 at 3.5 m row space, and different distances between trees according to the variety/rootstock combinations (0.5, 1.0, 1.5, and 2 m). Light interception, yield as well as fruit size, and maturity indexes were recorded on each cultivar. The efficiency of the use of labor was assessed in pruning, thinning, training, and harvest. In the 2018-19 season, the highest yield was observed in central axis at 1.0 m (2,857 trees ha‑1) in ‘Brookfield’/‘M.9’ and ‘Rosy Glow’/‘M.9’ (16.3 and 23.7 t ha‑1 respectively), and at 0.5 m (5,714 trees ha‑1) in ‘Washington Spur’/‘MI.793’ (15.7 t ha‑1). Interestingly, bending trees to obtain more than one axis reduced production only in ‘Brookfield’. As expected, heading back the trees at the time of planting delayed production in all cultivars. EEA Alto Valle Fil: Raffo Benegas, María Dolores. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Alto Valle; Argentina Fil: Curetti, Mariela. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Alto Valle; Argentina Fil: Calvo, Gabriela. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Alto Valle; Argentina Fil: Castro, Andrea Lucía. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Alto Valle; Argentina Fil: Villarreal, Patricia Liliana. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Alto Valle; Argentina Fil: Segatori, Aldo Lorenzo. Instituto Nacional Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Alto Valle; Argentina 2025-09-22T12:30:39Z 2025-09-22T12:30:39Z 2022-09 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/23882 https://www.actahort.org/books/1346/1346_30.htm 978-94-62613-45-4 0567-7572 (Print) 2406-6168 (Electronic) https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2022.1346.30 eng 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 ISHS Acta Horticulturae 1346 : 237-243 (September 2022)
spellingShingle Apples
Varieties
Crop Management
Plantations
Manzana
Variedades
Manejo del Cultivo
Plantaciones
Argentina
Conduction Sistems
Central Axis
Multileader
Brookfield Variety
Rosy Glow Variety
Washington Spur Variety
Sistemas de Conducción
Eje Central
Multilíder
Variedad Brookfield
Variedad Rosy Glow
Variedad Washington Spur
Raffo Benegas, Maria Dolores
Curetti, Mariela
Calvo, Gabriela
Castro, Andrea Lucia
Villarreal, Patricia
Segatori, Aldo Lorenzo
New planting systems to increase apple orchard profitability in Argentina: preliminary results
title New planting systems to increase apple orchard profitability in Argentina: preliminary results
title_full New planting systems to increase apple orchard profitability in Argentina: preliminary results
title_fullStr New planting systems to increase apple orchard profitability in Argentina: preliminary results
title_full_unstemmed New planting systems to increase apple orchard profitability in Argentina: preliminary results
title_short New planting systems to increase apple orchard profitability in Argentina: preliminary results
title_sort new planting systems to increase apple orchard profitability in argentina preliminary results
topic Apples
Varieties
Crop Management
Plantations
Manzana
Variedades
Manejo del Cultivo
Plantaciones
Argentina
Conduction Sistems
Central Axis
Multileader
Brookfield Variety
Rosy Glow Variety
Washington Spur Variety
Sistemas de Conducción
Eje Central
Multilíder
Variedad Brookfield
Variedad Rosy Glow
Variedad Washington Spur
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https://www.actahort.org/books/1346/1346_30.htm
https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2022.1346.30
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