Key points of Apricot Flower and Fruit stage Management

Apricot management is very important in the flowering and fruiting stage, which directly affects the yield and quality of apricot in the same year. If it is not managed properly at this time, it will cause serious yield reduction and huge economic losses to fruit farmers. So how to manage the flowering and fruiting period of apricot? Let's take a look at the detailed introduction with the editor.

1. Artificial pollination

The pollination quality of apricot is directly related to the fruit setting rate, while most apricot self-pollination is not fruiting or the self-flowering seed-setting rate is very low, while the flowering period of apricot is short, pollination by bees is not reliable, and there is not enough time. Therefore, in order to improve the fruit setting rate, artificial pollination measures should be taken. In general, through artificial pollination technology, apricot fruit setting rate can be increased by 3-4 times, the effect is better. And artificial pollination is convenient and fast, can complete pollination in a short time, but also can obtain higher yield.

2. Spray water at flowering stage

When apricot trees are planted in some dry and sandy areas, its pollen is too dry and its vitality is low, which will affect the pollination quality, and the wind and sand will also adhere to the pollen. In this way, it is necessary to spray water, especially in full bloom, which can increase the probability of pollination, and some urea or other elements can be added when spraying water to improve the nutrition of fruit trees, which can not only help pollination, but also promote their growth.

3. Thinning flowers and fruits

Apricot trees have a large number of flowers, but not every one can bear fruit. These sterile flowers have no effect on the plant, on the contrary, good will consume a lot of nutrients. Therefore, for those flowers or fruits that do not grow well, the nutrients saved can be concentrated on other flowers and fruits to make them grow healthily and improve their yield and quality.

4. Prevent frost

Apricot trees are native to the north and can withstand the low temperature of minus 30-40 degrees. The resistance of apricot plants decreases when they sprout in early spring. If there is a low temperature below zero, the flowers that have already opened will suffer frost injury, affecting the abortion rate of female flowers. On the other hand, the embryonic primordium of the flower is formed earlier, and its resistance to low temperature is also much lower than that of other exhalations, so it is often damaged by frost, while in the flower and fruit stage of apricot, it is very easy to cause late frost, and the young fruit is only lower than the low temperature of about minus 1 degrees Celsius. So we should pay attention to prevent frost.

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