Production Technology of Peach

Peach and Nectarines (Prunus persica):

• Climatic and Soil Requirements:
• Ideal for warm temperate climates, also grown in subtropics.
• Limiting factors: Low winter temperature, spring frost, high humidity.
• Soil: Sandy soils with depth of 7.0 m, pH 5.8 to 6.8.
• Propagation and Planting:
• Propagation: T-budding, leafy succulent soft wood and hardwood cuttings.
• Rootstocks: Seeds from late cultivars, nematode-resistant varieties.
• Training and Pruning:
• Systems: Modified leader, open centre, V-shaped tatura trellis, pillar, high-density vase.
• Pruning: Annual heading back, thinning of side branches.
• Crop Regulation and Harvest:
• Thinning to regulate heavy flowering and fruiting.
• Maturity indices: Days after full bloom, fruit size, fruit firmness, pit discolouration.

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