Topic
Espalier
About: Espalier is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 32 publications have been published within this topic receiving 136 citations.
Papers
TL;DR: Evaluating the reaction to disease attack, yield and physical characteristics of fruits from a commercial passion fruit clone propagated by rooted cuttings, by grafting on rooted cutTings of a wild P. nitida and by seeds found plant yields were twice greater than those from grafted plants or seedlings.
Abstract: Diseases induced by soil-borne pathogens cause expressive losses in passion fruit crops in Brazil. The use of resistant rootstocks could be an alternative to control these diseases. Passiflora nitida is one of the wild species of Passifloraceae, which have presented resistance to these diseases, but its utilization as seedling rootstock has been limited mainly due to differences of thickness between rootstock and the graft of the commercial cultivars. This problem can be solved by using grafting on rootstock of rooted-herbaceous cuttings and hypocotyledonary grafting, but data about the performance and yield of grafted passion fruit in field conditions are yet scarce in Brazil. The objective of this work was to evaluate the reaction to disease attack, yield and physical characteristics of fruits from a commercial passion fruit clone propagated by rooted cuttings, by grafting on rooted cuttings of a wild P. nitida (source EC-PN 1) and by seeds. The plants were cultivated in a red-yellow latosol with a drip irrigation system and oriented on a vertical espalier of 1,90 meters high. Harvest occurred weekly during 14 months and disease eva1uations were carried out at 17, 18 and 19 months after the planting. Plant yields from rooted cuttings were twice greater than those from grafted plants or seedlings. The plants propagated by grafting and rooted cuttings were lesser affected by diseases.
50 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the effect of three conducting systems on Pereskia aculeata mill leaves yield was evaluated at the Universidade Estadual de Goias, in Mineiros, Goias State, Brazil.
Abstract: Plants easily cultivated at a low cost, for food production, could be an interesting way of offering quantitative and qualitatively food to people. However, the production chain sometimes does not proceed due to, among many factors, the lack of technical and scientific information on these plants. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of three conducting systems on Pereskia aculeata Mill. leaves yield. The experiment was carried out at the Universidade Estadual de Goias, in Mineiros, Goias State, Brazil. In August (2006), seedlings obtained by cutting propagation were planted in a 3 m x 3 m spacing, and three conducting systems (treatments) were used: no support - free growth; espalier in double string on the first thread; and espalier in double string on the second thread. The experimental design was completely randomized blocks, with seven replications and five plants per replication. It was possible to observe that the treatment with no support presented the most promising results.
24 citations
Patent•
22 Nov 1988
TL;DR: Espalier machine as discussed by the authors consists of two assemblies for raising and guiding the raising wires and the vegetation, which are arranged on either side of the plane of symmetry (P-P) of its espalier head.
Abstract: Espalier machine, characterised in that it comprises two assemblies for raising and guiding the raising wires and the vegetation, which are arranged on either side of the plane of symmetry (P-P) of its espalier head and which each comprise means (2) for raising the raising wires of the espalier and the vegetation, means (3) for guiding and bringing together the raised wires, arranged at the rear of said raising means, and a device (4) for tying or clasping the raised wires brought together, which is located after said guide means (3). … …
13 citations
Patent•
31 Oct 1984
TL;DR: A growing system for vines which is particularly applicable to kiwi fruit which uses an espalier arrangement is described in this paper, where a canopy of branches are supported while at the same time divergent branches which will form part of the canopy in the ensuing season are supported upwardly in a divergent manner above the canopy.
Abstract: A growing system for vines which is particularly applicable to kiwi fruit which uses an espalier arrangement. The system is such that a canopy of branches are supported while at the same time divergent branches which will form part of the canopy in the ensuing season are supported upwardly in a divergent manner above the canopy. The invention also consists in the frames and framing systems.
12 citations
TL;DR: In this article, eight orchard management systems (central leader, minimum pruning, free standing pal-mette, palmette and Lincoln canopy) were compared over seven years (1982-1989) for their effect on fruit yield, quality and vegetative characteristics.
Abstract: Eight orchard management systems (central leader, minimum pruning, free standing pal- mette, palmette, Lincoln canopy, Tatura trellis, Ebro espalier and MIA) were compared over seven years (1982-1989) for their effect on fruit yield, quality and vegetative characteristics. A single rootstock (‘Northern Spy’) and two cultivars were used (‘Granny Smith’ and ‘Starking Delicious’). Each system was replicated at a number of planting densities. The experiment demonstrated that density was the major factor determining tree performance and in comparison, system or canopy shape had only minor effect. Higher yields at higher densities were associated with the higher per hectare trunk cross- sectional area. No evidence was found for changes in yield efficiency. The effect of system on leaf area index (LAI) was non-significant, suggesting a high degree of plasticity by the tree in response to changes in canopy geometry.
12 citations
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