Regulated deficit irrigation in persimmon trees (Diospyros kaki) cv. 'Rojo Brillante'

The response of persimmon trees to deficit irrigation applied in three different phenological stages was evaluated during three consecutive seasons in a commercial orchard planted with the cv. ‘Rojo Brillante’, the most important cultivar in the Mediterranean basin. The experiment was performed in a...

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Autores principales: Buesa, Ignacio, Badal, Eduardo, Guerra, Diego, Ballester, Carlos, Bonet, Luis, Intrigliolo, Diego S.
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Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2017
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/4907
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author Buesa, Ignacio
Badal, Eduardo
Guerra, Diego
Ballester, Carlos
Bonet, Luis
Intrigliolo, Diego S.
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Ballester, Carlos
Bonet, Luis
Buesa, Ignacio
Guerra, Diego
Intrigliolo, Diego S.
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Badal, Eduardo
Guerra, Diego
Ballester, Carlos
Bonet, Luis
Intrigliolo, Diego S.
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description The response of persimmon trees to deficit irrigation applied in three different phenological stages was evaluated during three consecutive seasons in a commercial orchard planted with the cv. ‘Rojo Brillante’, the most important cultivar in the Mediterranean basin. The experiment was performed in a drip-irrigated orchard located in Valencia, Spain, planted with eight-year-old trees at a spacing of 5.5 m × 4 m and grafted on the rootstock Diospyrus lotus. Three regulated deficit irrigation (RDI) regimes were tested and compared to a Control treatment irrigated at full water requirements. In the RDI treatments, moderate water restrictions (50% of Control irrigation), were applied during one of three periods (I) RDIspring, where water restrictions were applied from late May to mid July; (II) RDIsummer, deficit irrigated from mid July to late August and; (IV) RDIfall, in which water restrictions were applied from late August early September to mid November. Results showed that persimmon fruit growth was sensitive to water stress. RDI reduced final fruit weight being this reduction more marked in the most stressed treatment (RDIsummer). This decrease in fruit weight was also because spring and specially summer RDI treatments increased the number of fruit harvested. Thus, RDI techniques allowed water savings of up to 20% without any reduction in yield increasing significantly the water use efficiency. In spite of the similar yields obtained in RDI and control trees, the economic return was negatively affected by deficit irrigation, because the lower fruit weight resulted in a decrease in the fruit commercial value. In conclusion, fruit growth of persimmon cv. ‘Rojo Brillante’ was shown as highly sensitive to deficit irrigation. Based on the results obtained, RDI would need further research in order to define an RDI strategy that could increase water use efficiency without affecting the economic return.
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spelling ReDivia49072025-04-25T14:44:53Z Regulated deficit irrigation in persimmon trees (Diospyros kaki) cv. 'Rojo Brillante' Buesa, Ignacio Badal, Eduardo Guerra, Diego Ballester, Carlos Bonet, Luis Intrigliolo, Diego S. The response of persimmon trees to deficit irrigation applied in three different phenological stages was evaluated during three consecutive seasons in a commercial orchard planted with the cv. ‘Rojo Brillante’, the most important cultivar in the Mediterranean basin. The experiment was performed in a drip-irrigated orchard located in Valencia, Spain, planted with eight-year-old trees at a spacing of 5.5 m × 4 m and grafted on the rootstock Diospyrus lotus. Three regulated deficit irrigation (RDI) regimes were tested and compared to a Control treatment irrigated at full water requirements. In the RDI treatments, moderate water restrictions (50% of Control irrigation), were applied during one of three periods (I) RDIspring, where water restrictions were applied from late May to mid July; (II) RDIsummer, deficit irrigated from mid July to late August and; (IV) RDIfall, in which water restrictions were applied from late August early September to mid November. Results showed that persimmon fruit growth was sensitive to water stress. RDI reduced final fruit weight being this reduction more marked in the most stressed treatment (RDIsummer). This decrease in fruit weight was also because spring and specially summer RDI treatments increased the number of fruit harvested. Thus, RDI techniques allowed water savings of up to 20% without any reduction in yield increasing significantly the water use efficiency. In spite of the similar yields obtained in RDI and control trees, the economic return was negatively affected by deficit irrigation, because the lower fruit weight resulted in a decrease in the fruit commercial value. In conclusion, fruit growth of persimmon cv. ‘Rojo Brillante’ was shown as highly sensitive to deficit irrigation. Based on the results obtained, RDI would need further research in order to define an RDI strategy that could increase water use efficiency without affecting the economic return. 2017-06-01T10:11:19Z 2017-06-01T10:11:19Z 2013 JUL 30 2013 article Buesa, I., Badal, E., Guerra, D., BallE., C., Bonet, L., Intrigliolo, D.S. (2013). Regulated deficit irrigation in persimmon trees (Diospyros kaki), cv. 'Rojo Brillante'. Scientia Horticulturae, 159, 134-142. 0304-4238 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/4907 10.1016/j.scienta.2013.05.014 en openAccess Impreso
spellingShingle Buesa, Ignacio
Badal, Eduardo
Guerra, Diego
Ballester, Carlos
Bonet, Luis
Intrigliolo, Diego S.
Regulated deficit irrigation in persimmon trees (Diospyros kaki) cv. 'Rojo Brillante'
title Regulated deficit irrigation in persimmon trees (Diospyros kaki) cv. 'Rojo Brillante'
title_full Regulated deficit irrigation in persimmon trees (Diospyros kaki) cv. 'Rojo Brillante'
title_fullStr Regulated deficit irrigation in persimmon trees (Diospyros kaki) cv. 'Rojo Brillante'
title_full_unstemmed Regulated deficit irrigation in persimmon trees (Diospyros kaki) cv. 'Rojo Brillante'
title_short Regulated deficit irrigation in persimmon trees (Diospyros kaki) cv. 'Rojo Brillante'
title_sort regulated deficit irrigation in persimmon trees diospyros kaki cv rojo brillante
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/4907
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