Title
Yield and fruit quality of two early maturing orange cultivars, 'Navelina' and 'Fukumoto', in Andalusia, Spain
Date Issued
01 January 2015
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
conference paper
Author(s)
Instituto de InvestigaciĂ³n y FormaciĂ³n Agraria y Pesquera
Publisher(s)
International Society for Horticultural Science
Abstract
Spain is positioned as the sixth largest producer of citrus fruit and the first exporter of fresh fruit worldwide. However the profitability of Spanish citrus orchards is threatened by the globalization of markets which has led Spanish citrus growers to be interested in new cultivars in order to obtain greater benefits, and to be more competitive by improving some aspects of the crop and marketing such as productivity, fruit quality and avoiding the concentration of the supply. This study was carried out to evaluate the yield and fruit quality of 'Navelina' and 'Fukumoto', two early ripening sweet orange cultivars, in Andalusia (Spain). The experimental field was established in June, 2006, in a randomized block design, and was located in western Andalusia (Huelva), with 'Carrizo' citrange as rootstock and 'Valencia Late Frost' as interstock, being therefore a double-budded plantation. Several parameters were evaluated during the 2010 season: yield and fruit quality (size, weight, shape, external fruit color, juice content, total soluble solids concentration, total acids concentration and soluble solids/acid ratio). The results showed significant differences between 'Navelina' and 'Fukumoto' in fruit quality. Thus, 'Fukumoto' had more attractive fruit color, while 'Navelina' had more rounded fruits, as a result of a higher height. Eventually, 'Navelina' and 'Fukumoto' produced similar yields.
Start page
255
End page
260
Volume
1065
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Otras ciencias agrĂcolas
Agricultura
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84983082006
Source
Acta Horticulturae
ISSN of the container
05677572
Conference
XII Congreso Internacional de CĂtricos - Sociedad Internacional de Citricultura
Sources of information:
Directorio de ProducciĂ³n CientĂfica
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