THE EFFECT OF DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OF CLADODE REMOVAL ON REFLOWERING OF CACTUS PEAR (OPUNTIA-FICUS-INDICA (L) MILLER)

Authors
INGLESE P BARBERA G CARIMI F
Citation
P. Inglese et al., THE EFFECT OF DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OF CLADODE REMOVAL ON REFLOWERING OF CACTUS PEAR (OPUNTIA-FICUS-INDICA (L) MILLER), Journal of Horticultural Science, 69(1), 1994, pp. 61-65
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Horticulture
Journal title
Journal of Horticultural Science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00221589
Volume
69
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
61 - 65
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-1589(1994)69:1<61:TEODAO>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
The removal of the spring flush of flowers and cladodes at bloom promo tes reflowering in cactus pear. Studies were conducted to investigate the influence of different amounts of spring flush cladode removal (10 0%, 75%, 50%, 25%, 0%) on cactus pear reflowering. A positive linear c orrelation between the severity of spring flush cladode removal and th e degree of reflowering was found. Primary (spring flush) and secondar y (second flush) cladodes showed the same fertility in the year after formation. Two year old cladodes showed a significantly lower fertilit y and have only a marginal effect on plant yield.