Growth pattern and phenological stages of peach (Prunus persica) under subtropics

K K SRIVASTAVA; S RAJAN; DINESH KUMAR; S R SINGH; H C VERMA

doi:10.56093/ijas.v90i2.99022

Authors

K K SRIVASTAVA Principal Scientist, ICAR-Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 227 101, India
S RAJAN Director, ICAR-Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 227 101, India
DINESH KUMAR Principal Scientist, ICAR-Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 227 101, India
S R SINGH Principal Scientist, ICAR-Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 227 101, India
H C VERMA Senior Scientist, Division of Crop Production, ICAR-CISH, Lucknow

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijas.v90i2.99022

Keywords:

BBCH, General scale, Growth pattern, Phenological stages

Abstract

Peach exhibits different phenological stages throughout its vegetative period in response to environmental conditions. Fifteen different stages were identified during the annual growing cycle of low chill peach at subtropical condition. Dormancy break first started in Saharanpur Prabhat and Pant Peach-1 during last week of January. Initiation of bloom first (8–20 Feb) noticed in Flordaprince, Sharbati Surkha and Earligrande, while full bloom was first noticed in Flordaprince Pratap and Pant Peach-1 and end of flowering earliest in Pant Peach-1 (mid to end February). Fruit maturity is important character for good market price, early maturity was recorded in Sharbati, Sharbati Surkha, Flordaprince and Pratap (last week of April to May 1st week). Maximum production efficiency (4.98 fruit/cm2 TCSA,) was recorded in Pratap. Fruit weight varied from 34.85–80.57 g in different cultivars. Maximum heat use efficiency (HUE) 51.87 kg/cm² TCSA degree days was registered in Pratap and Earligrande (31.82 kg/cm² TCSA degree/day/ year). For successful cultivation of low chill peaches under subtropics Flordaprince, Sharbati and Sharbati Surkha selected as early maturing, Shan-e-Punjab, Earligrande and Pratap as mid maturing and Pant Peach-1 has been found as late maturing cultivars.

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