Mitigating tropical cyclone susceptibility in pecan (Carya illinoinensis) orchards
The production of tree nuts such as almonds, walnuts, pistachios, and pecans is a globally important agricultural industry. Climate risk posed to tree nut orchards was recently brought to light by a series of severe tropical cyclone impacts to the primary pecan-producing areas of Georgia, USA which caused $1.2 billion USD in losses. Understanding how […]
Agronomic response, transpiration and water productivity of four almond production systems under different irrigation regimes
In recent years, more intensive production systems have been developed, coinciding with a growing scarcity of water resources. This context underscores the imperative of prioritizing water productivity (WP) as a critical factor in choosing the optimal production system to minimize agricultural water use. This study aims to contribute by evaluating WP in almond orchards under […]
Effect of deficit irrigation on physiological, morphological and fruit quality traits of six walnut tree cultivars in the inland area of Central Asia
Persian walnut, a drought-sensitive tree, exhibits significant genetic variation in functional traits in response to drought—a domain that remains largely unexplored. This study examines the impact of two distinct irrigation regimes—conventional irrigation (CI) and deficit irrigation (DI)—on physiological, morphological, and fruit quality traits across six walnut tree cultivars in a scion orchard during the summer […]
Selective limb removal pruning and reflective ground covers improve light and crop distributions in the lower zone of ‘Nonpareil’almond trees but not total yield.
Conventional planting and management systems for almond (Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D. A. Webb) orchards involve trees trained from an early age to produce multiple large scaffold branches, which in mature orchards form closed light inefficient canopies. Treatments included a single round of selective limb removal pruning applied at the start of the research to remove […]