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Spring freeze damage to the 1996 peach and nectarine crop in the southeastern United States

This paper describes the climatic and cropping conditions in the major peach [ Prunus persica (L.) Batsch] producing areas in the southeastern United States in 1996. The peach and nectarine crop was the smallest since 1955 due to a series of unusually cold temperatures in February, March, and April....

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Published in:HortTechnology (Alexandria, Va.) Va.), 1998-07, Vol.8 (3), p.381-386
Main Authors: Okie, W.R. (USDA, ARS, Southeastern Fruit and Tree Nut Research Laboratory, Byron, GA.), Reighard, G.L, Newall, W.C. Jr, Graham, C.J, Werner, D.J, Powell, A.A, Krewer, G, Beckman, T.G
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Summary:This paper describes the climatic and cropping conditions in the major peach [ Prunus persica (L.) Batsch] producing areas in the southeastern United States in 1996. The peach and nectarine crop was the smallest since 1955 due to a series of unusually cold temperatures in February, March, and April. Crop set was not strictly a function of late blooming. No variety produced a full crop across the region. Many reputedly hardy peaches cropped poorly. The only peach or nectarine varieties that produced substantial crops in multiple locations were `La Premiere', `Ruston Red', and `Contender'. Cropping ability of some breeding selections shows that peach frost tolerance may be improved further.
ISSN:1063-0198
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DOI:10.21273/horttech.8.3.381