Fruit Sets and Fruit Drops in Turkish Apricot (Prunus Armeniaca L.) Varieties Grown Under Ecological Conditions of Van, Turkey

Abstract

This research was conducted to determine fruit sets and fruit drops from full bloom to harvest in Turkish apricot varieties for two years. In the study, changes in fruit sets and fruit drops following full bloom period in apricot varieties were assessed in eight different dates in the first year and in eleven different dates in the second year. In 2004, the final fruit sets were determined a few days before harvest time (13 July) as 24.5% in Soganci, 34.9% in Hasanbey, 41.3% in Alyanak, 45.5% in Tokaloglu, 31.1% in Salak and 35.1% in Sekerpare. The final fruit sets at the harvest time of 2005 were found as 4.5% in Soganci, 19.8% in Hasanbey, 15.6% in Alyanak, 31.1% in Tokaloglu, 20.1% in Salak, 20.4% in Sekerpare, 7.1% in Hacihaliloglu, 12.6% in Kabaasi and 21.7% in Sakit. © 2007 Asian Network for Scientific Information.