New planting systems to increase apple orchard profitability in Argentina: preliminary results

Autores
Raffo Benegas, Maria Dolores; Curetti, Mariela; Calvo, Gabriela; Castro, Andrea Lucia; Villarreal, Patricia; Segatori, Aldo Lorenzo
Año de publicación
2022
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inglés
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Trabajo presentado al XII International Symposium on Integrating Canopy, Rootstock and Environmental Physiology in Orchard Systems. Wenatchee, Washington (Estados Unidos), julio de 2021
Apples and pears are the main fruit production of the north Patagonian valleys. Many training systems suitable to be mechanized (pruning, thinning, use of platforms) are used in different fruit growing areas to improve yield and precocity. As results depend on environmental conditions, local studies are needed to compare the performance of different training systems in our local conditions. The aim of the study was to compare four training systems: central axis (CA), 4 axes obtained by heading-back at plantation time (4A-C), and 2 axes (2A-B), 3 axes and multi-leaders (ML) obtained by bending trees, in ‘Washington Spur’, ‘Brookfield’ and ‘Rosy Glow’ apple trees. The plot was planted in an orchard located in Rio Negro, Argentina, in June of 2016 at 3.5 m row space, and different distances between trees according to the variety/rootstock combinations (0.5, 1.0, 1.5, and 2 m). Light interception, yield as well as fruit size, and maturity indexes were recorded on each cultivar. The efficiency of the use of labor was assessed in pruning, thinning, training, and harvest. In the 2018-19 season, the highest yield was observed in central axis at 1.0 m (2,857 trees ha‑1) in ‘Brookfield’/‘M.9’ and ‘Rosy Glow’/‘M.9’ (16.3 and 23.7 t ha‑1 respectively), and at 0.5 m (5,714 trees ha‑1) in ‘Washington Spur’/‘MI.793’ (15.7 t ha‑1). Interestingly, bending trees to obtain more than one axis reduced production only in ‘Brookfield’. As expected, heading back the trees at the time of planting delayed production in all cultivars.
EEA Alto Valle
Fil: Raffo Benegas, María Dolores. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Alto Valle; Argentina
Fil: Curetti, Mariela. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Alto Valle; Argentina
Fil: Calvo, Gabriela. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Alto Valle; Argentina
Fil: Castro, Andrea Lucía. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Alto Valle; Argentina
Fil: Villarreal, Patricia Liliana. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Alto Valle; Argentina
Fil: Segatori, Aldo Lorenzo. Instituto Nacional Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Alto Valle; Argentina
Fuente
Acta Horticulturae 1346 : 237-243 (September 2022)
Materia
Apples
Varieties
Crop Management
Plantations
Manzana
Variedades
Manejo del Cultivo
Plantaciones
Argentina
Conduction Sistems
Central Axis
Multileader
Brookfield Variety
Rosy Glow Variety
Washington Spur Variety
Sistemas de Conducción
Eje Central
Multilíder
Variedad Brookfield
Variedad Rosy Glow
Variedad Washington Spur
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spelling New planting systems to increase apple orchard profitability in Argentina: preliminary resultsRaffo Benegas, Maria DoloresCuretti, MarielaCalvo, GabrielaCastro, Andrea LuciaVillarreal, PatriciaSegatori, Aldo LorenzoApplesVarietiesCrop ManagementPlantationsManzanaVariedadesManejo del CultivoPlantacionesArgentinaConduction SistemsCentral AxisMultileaderBrookfield VarietyRosy Glow VarietyWashington Spur VarietySistemas de ConducciónEje CentralMultilíderVariedad BrookfieldVariedad Rosy GlowVariedad Washington SpurTrabajo presentado al XII International Symposium on Integrating Canopy, Rootstock and Environmental Physiology in Orchard Systems. Wenatchee, Washington (Estados Unidos), julio de 2021Apples and pears are the main fruit production of the north Patagonian valleys. Many training systems suitable to be mechanized (pruning, thinning, use of platforms) are used in different fruit growing areas to improve yield and precocity. As results depend on environmental conditions, local studies are needed to compare the performance of different training systems in our local conditions. The aim of the study was to compare four training systems: central axis (CA), 4 axes obtained by heading-back at plantation time (4A-C), and 2 axes (2A-B), 3 axes and multi-leaders (ML) obtained by bending trees, in ‘Washington Spur’, ‘Brookfield’ and ‘Rosy Glow’ apple trees. The plot was planted in an orchard located in Rio Negro, Argentina, in June of 2016 at 3.5 m row space, and different distances between trees according to the variety/rootstock combinations (0.5, 1.0, 1.5, and 2 m). Light interception, yield as well as fruit size, and maturity indexes were recorded on each cultivar. The efficiency of the use of labor was assessed in pruning, thinning, training, and harvest. In the 2018-19 season, the highest yield was observed in central axis at 1.0 m (2,857 trees ha‑1) in ‘Brookfield’/‘M.9’ and ‘Rosy Glow’/‘M.9’ (16.3 and 23.7 t ha‑1 respectively), and at 0.5 m (5,714 trees ha‑1) in ‘Washington Spur’/‘MI.793’ (15.7 t ha‑1). Interestingly, bending trees to obtain more than one axis reduced production only in ‘Brookfield’. As expected, heading back the trees at the time of planting delayed production in all cultivars.EEA Alto ValleFil: Raffo Benegas, María Dolores. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Alto Valle; ArgentinaFil: Curetti, Mariela. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Alto Valle; ArgentinaFil: Calvo, Gabriela. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Alto Valle; ArgentinaFil: Castro, Andrea Lucía. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Alto Valle; ArgentinaFil: Villarreal, Patricia Liliana. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Alto Valle; ArgentinaFil: Segatori, Aldo Lorenzo. Instituto Nacional Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Alto Valle; ArgentinaISHS2025-09-22T12:30:39Z2025-09-22T12:30:39Z2022-09info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/23882https://www.actahort.org/books/1346/1346_30.htm978-94-62613-45-40567-7572 (Print)2406-6168 (Electronic)https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2022.1346.30Acta Horticulturae 1346 : 237-243 (September 2022)reponame:INTA Digital (INTA)instname:Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariaenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)2025-09-29T13:47:32Zoai:localhost:20.500.12123/23882instacron:INTAInstitucionalhttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/oai/requesttripaldi.nicolas@inta.gob.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:l2025-09-29 13:47:32.85INTA Digital (INTA) - Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv New planting systems to increase apple orchard profitability in Argentina: preliminary results
title New planting systems to increase apple orchard profitability in Argentina: preliminary results
spellingShingle New planting systems to increase apple orchard profitability in Argentina: preliminary results
Raffo Benegas, Maria Dolores
Apples
Varieties
Crop Management
Plantations
Manzana
Variedades
Manejo del Cultivo
Plantaciones
Argentina
Conduction Sistems
Central Axis
Multileader
Brookfield Variety
Rosy Glow Variety
Washington Spur Variety
Sistemas de Conducción
Eje Central
Multilíder
Variedad Brookfield
Variedad Rosy Glow
Variedad Washington Spur
title_short New planting systems to increase apple orchard profitability in Argentina: preliminary results
title_full New planting systems to increase apple orchard profitability in Argentina: preliminary results
title_fullStr New planting systems to increase apple orchard profitability in Argentina: preliminary results
title_full_unstemmed New planting systems to increase apple orchard profitability in Argentina: preliminary results
title_sort New planting systems to increase apple orchard profitability in Argentina: preliminary results
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Raffo Benegas, Maria Dolores
Curetti, Mariela
Calvo, Gabriela
Castro, Andrea Lucia
Villarreal, Patricia
Segatori, Aldo Lorenzo
author Raffo Benegas, Maria Dolores
author_facet Raffo Benegas, Maria Dolores
Curetti, Mariela
Calvo, Gabriela
Castro, Andrea Lucia
Villarreal, Patricia
Segatori, Aldo Lorenzo
author_role author
author2 Curetti, Mariela
Calvo, Gabriela
Castro, Andrea Lucia
Villarreal, Patricia
Segatori, Aldo Lorenzo
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Apples
Varieties
Crop Management
Plantations
Manzana
Variedades
Manejo del Cultivo
Plantaciones
Argentina
Conduction Sistems
Central Axis
Multileader
Brookfield Variety
Rosy Glow Variety
Washington Spur Variety
Sistemas de Conducción
Eje Central
Multilíder
Variedad Brookfield
Variedad Rosy Glow
Variedad Washington Spur
topic Apples
Varieties
Crop Management
Plantations
Manzana
Variedades
Manejo del Cultivo
Plantaciones
Argentina
Conduction Sistems
Central Axis
Multileader
Brookfield Variety
Rosy Glow Variety
Washington Spur Variety
Sistemas de Conducción
Eje Central
Multilíder
Variedad Brookfield
Variedad Rosy Glow
Variedad Washington Spur
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Trabajo presentado al XII International Symposium on Integrating Canopy, Rootstock and Environmental Physiology in Orchard Systems. Wenatchee, Washington (Estados Unidos), julio de 2021
Apples and pears are the main fruit production of the north Patagonian valleys. Many training systems suitable to be mechanized (pruning, thinning, use of platforms) are used in different fruit growing areas to improve yield and precocity. As results depend on environmental conditions, local studies are needed to compare the performance of different training systems in our local conditions. The aim of the study was to compare four training systems: central axis (CA), 4 axes obtained by heading-back at plantation time (4A-C), and 2 axes (2A-B), 3 axes and multi-leaders (ML) obtained by bending trees, in ‘Washington Spur’, ‘Brookfield’ and ‘Rosy Glow’ apple trees. The plot was planted in an orchard located in Rio Negro, Argentina, in June of 2016 at 3.5 m row space, and different distances between trees according to the variety/rootstock combinations (0.5, 1.0, 1.5, and 2 m). Light interception, yield as well as fruit size, and maturity indexes were recorded on each cultivar. The efficiency of the use of labor was assessed in pruning, thinning, training, and harvest. In the 2018-19 season, the highest yield was observed in central axis at 1.0 m (2,857 trees ha‑1) in ‘Brookfield’/‘M.9’ and ‘Rosy Glow’/‘M.9’ (16.3 and 23.7 t ha‑1 respectively), and at 0.5 m (5,714 trees ha‑1) in ‘Washington Spur’/‘MI.793’ (15.7 t ha‑1). Interestingly, bending trees to obtain more than one axis reduced production only in ‘Brookfield’. As expected, heading back the trees at the time of planting delayed production in all cultivars.
EEA Alto Valle
Fil: Raffo Benegas, María Dolores. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Alto Valle; Argentina
Fil: Curetti, Mariela. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Alto Valle; Argentina
Fil: Calvo, Gabriela. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Alto Valle; Argentina
Fil: Castro, Andrea Lucía. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Alto Valle; Argentina
Fil: Villarreal, Patricia Liliana. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Alto Valle; Argentina
Fil: Segatori, Aldo Lorenzo. Instituto Nacional Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Alto Valle; Argentina
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