Scanning Report Y2 on "Stone fruit Variety Testing"

The cultivation of Stone fruits in South Tyrol is quite limited and the growing area only reaches a surface of 159 ha. The prevalent drupes of the region are cherries (85 ha), apricots (67 ha), prunes (3ha) and peach (4 ha). The farmers cultivating stone fruits are usually doing so as a sideline, next to apples. Most of the stone fruit is cultivated in the Vinschgau Valley (86.3 ha in 2016).
Stone fruits are currently only sold on the local market. The experiences of SKST with stone fruits are quite limited, which might change if the cultivation of supplementing crops to the apple is to augment. Hereafter, a short overview on the stone fruit-growing in South Tyrol is given.
The main stone fruits grown in South Tyrol are cherries and apricots. Regarding cherries, the cultivated varieties in South Tyrol are prevalently Kordia (45%) and Regina (45%). The rootstocks used for cherries are GISELA5 (95%), GISELA6 and PIKU1 (together 5%). Essentially, cherry growing in South Tyrol occurs exclusively with protection against the rain. Additionally, Cherries grow on elevations of 800 – 1500 m asl and are harvested in July and August. High elevations work also well for apricots. These fruits grow between 400 – 1100 m asl in the region of South Tyrol and apricots are harvested in July until mid August. St. Julien A is the main rootstock used with apricots, while the by far most cultivated variety is the local Vinschger Marille (80%).

Documents

Scanning Report Y2 on "Stone fruit Variety Testing" ()

Details

Activity type

Publication of scanning report

Activity work package

Performance of new fruit varieties

Activity number

SKST-WP2-A51

Activity contact

Markus Bradlwarter
Variety Innovation Consortium South Tyrol
Jakobistraße 1/A
39018 Terlan
Italy
[email protected]

Activity partner

Variety Innovation Consortium South Tyrol

Activity country

Italy

Last edit

19-07-2019