The latest management methods of apricot after harvest

Apricot is a deciduous tree of Rosaceae, and apricot fruit has high nutritional value, and its kernels can be made into almonds, which is very popular in our country. Although the early growth cycle is relatively long, it can be harvested almost once a year after entering the full fruit period. Apricot trees should be managed well after each harvest to ensure the flowering and fruiting rate in the coming year. Then the editor brings you the management method after apricot harvest. Let's have a look!

1. Clear the garden in time

After the apricot fruit is ripe, in order to do a good job in clearing the garden, we must first carry out the work of ploughing and weeding, in which the ploughing depth is maintained at about 11-14 cm, remove weeds in the garden and destroy the overwintering places of diseases and insect pests. Then apply enough basic fertilizer before the apricot leaves fall, and carry out a deep ploughing of about 35 centimeters. And because most of the diseases and insect pests survive the winter in deciduous branches and weeds, it is necessary to do a good job of weeding in the clear garden, centrally remove the litter branches inside and outside the garden, and do burning treatment. To prevent the second year from being harmed by diseases and insect pests, affecting the growth of apricot trees.

2. Fertilizer and water management

It is necessary to water and fertilize as soon as possible after harvest, because most of the nutrients of the fruit trees have left the fruit trees, and the apricot trees are in a relatively weak state after harvest, so a certain amount of fertilizer and water is needed to restore the growth of apricot trees. When fertilizing, we should pay attention to the apricot trees with weak growth and high fruit quantity, and replenish nutrition in time. The proportion of organic and inorganic fertilizers should be controlled well, and the amount of fertilizer should be controlled according to the age of trees and the amount of fruit. And watering in time to keep the soil moist and promote flower bud differentiation and branch maturity of apricot trees. Moisture should not be too much, and attention should be paid to drainage on rainy days.

3. White shaving

After harvest, it is basically necessary to carry out overwintering management, first of all, the trunk of apricot trees should be painted white, which can effectively prevent the burns of apricot trees caused by direct sunlight and have a good preventive effect on frost injury. The whitening agent is mainly composed of lime, stone-sulfur mixture and soil, and an appropriate amount of insecticides can be added to prevent pests such as termites. Then scrape some apricot trees with rough bark, many cracks and large apricot trees. Because bark is the overwintering place of many pests, proper scraping can destroy the overwintering occurrence of pests and reduce the harm of insect pests in the second year.

4. Pest control

After harvest, apricot trees lose a lot of nutrition, the tree potential becomes worse, and the immune ability will also decline, so the harm of diseases and insect pests is more serious. Therefore, after harvest, according to the actual situation of apricot trees, we should do a good job in the prevention and control of diseases and insect pests, disinfect regularly, spray foliar fertilizer, improve the nutrition accumulation of fruit trees and restore the growth of apricot trees as soon as possible. Then the growth of apricot trees is often observed and corresponding measures should be taken in time when abnormal conditions are found. After examining the specific causes, the corresponding drugs should be used in time for treatment to prevent the spread of the disease and expand the affected area.

The above is a brief introduction to the post-harvest management methods of apricot trees, and we should do a good job of management after harvest. Because the period after harvest is a very weak period for apricot growth, it is necessary to strengthen management for the purpose of restoring apricot growth to prevent some unnecessary losses. That's all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only. Thank you for your reading and support.