Impact of Potassium Pre-Harvest Applications on Fruit Quality and Condition of Sweet Cherry (Prunus avium L.) Cultivated under Plastic Covers in Southern Chile Orchards

Primer Autor
Ribera-Fonseca, Alejandra
Co-autores
Bustamante, Marco
Munoz, Ariel
Romero, Iverly
Osorio, Pamela
Manquez, Sergio
Arriola, Rocio
Reyes-Diaz, Marjorie
Título
Impact of Potassium Pre-Harvest Applications on Fruit Quality and Condition of Sweet Cherry (Prunus avium L.) Cultivated under Plastic Covers in Southern Chile Orchards
Editorial
MDPI
Revista
PLANTS-BASEL
Lenguaje
en
Resumen
In rainy locations, sweet cherry is cultivated under plastic covers, which are useful to prevent fruit cracking but decrease cherry quality such as firmness and acidity. Here we evaluate the impact of pre-harvest K foliar applications on harvest and post-harvest fruit quality and condition of sweet cherry cultivated under plastic covers in southern Chile orchards. The study was performed on two commercial orchards (cv. Regina), located in different regions, during two consecutive seasons. In all cases, a conventional K regime (four sprays) was compared to an intensive K regimen (seven sprays). Results showed that cherries from the most southern region revealed lower acidity but higher soluble solids content weight and size. The intensive K regime improved the firmness and acidity of fruits of covered trees at harvest and post-harvest. Moreover, we found that condition defects were higher in fruits from un-covered trees and that trees grown under intensive K regime showed lower levels of cracking at harvest and pitting at post-harvest compared to trees treated with the conventional K regime. Otherwise, pedicel browning was inconsistently affected by K sprays. Our results revealed that an intensive K regime could improve the quality and condition of fruits at harvest and post-harvest in covered orchards of sweet cherry cv. Regina, however, the impacts can significantly vary depending on season and locality.
Tipo de Recurso
artículo original
doi
10.3390/plants10122778
Formato Recurso
PDF
Palabras Claves
foliar fertilization
cracking
firmness
acidity
HIGH TUNNEL
RAIN-CRACKING
FOLIAR SPRAYS
CALCIUM
ACID
PLANTS
ACCUMULATION
ROOTSTOCKS
VARIETIES
GROWTH
Ubicación del archivo
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants10122778
Categoría OCDE
Ciencias de las plantas
Materias
fertilización foliar
agrietamiento
firmeza
acidez
TÚNEL ALTO
AGRIETAMIENTO DE LLUVIA
AEROSOL FOLIARES
CALCIO
ÁCIDO
PLANTAS
ACUMULACIÓN
PUERTOS
VARIEDADES
CRECIMIENTO
Disciplinas de la OCDE
Horticultura
Agricultura
Otras Ciencias Agrícolas
Título de la cita (Recomendado-único)
Impact of Potassium Pre-Harvest Applications on Fruit Quality and Condition of Sweet Cherry (Prunus avium L.) Cultivated under Plastic Covers in Southern Chile Orchards
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artículo original
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CC BY 4.0
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CC BY 4.0
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WOS:000738155700001
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