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Peach questions and answers

Peach

HORTICULTUR

Peach

  Question Answer
1 Botanical name? Prunus persia
2 Family ? Rosaceae
3 Origin? China
4 Botanically fruit is? Stone fruit (also known as a drupe)
6 Climate? Temperate 
7 Flower colour? Pink
8 Fruits have TSS about Brix? 8-13°
9 Principle glycoside present in pulp of peach? Prunacin  
10 Among temperate fruits, peach has lowest?  Chilling requirement and earliest in flowering
11 Prunus behmi A natural hybrid of? Almond X Peach
12 Swelling buds injured at? 6-5 °C 
13 System of high density planting is followed in peach? Tatura trellies  
14 Best time for pruning in peach?  Mild winter (December-January) 
15 Rootstock Nemaguard resistant to?  Root knot nematode 
16 Rootstock Myran resistant to?  tolerant to drought. Poor soil, root knot nematode and verticillium wilt
17 Fruiting takes place laterally on?  Previous seasons growth
18 Blooming period can be delayed by the Application of GA, (200 PPM) before leaf fall or by Application of ethephon to avoid risk of? Spring frost
19 Peach is very susceptible to? Fe deficiency
20 Application of ethephon (300 PPM) within-20 at petal fall in Julie Elberata is recommended for? optimum fruit thinning
21 Peach requires high?  N and K
22 Bear fruits after?  2 years
23 Self unfruitfull (male sterile variety)? J.H. Hale
24 Cross between P. persia P. devidiana (Nematode resistant rootstock)? Nemaguard
25 Cross between Sharbati X  Flordarsum? Sahranpur prabhat
26 Varieties for canning purpose? Yellow flush, stone free
27 Varieties used for dehydration?  White flushed
28 Insect suck the sap from growing buds? Peach aphid
29 Diseases causes white powdery substances on the leaves, buds and flowers? Powdery mildew
30 Diseases caused by fungus; in which dark brown scattered lesion on leaves appear? Shot hole
31 harvesting period of peach at? 2nd week of April to 1st week of May
32 On an average, 20-30 kg fruits/tree can be harvested from?  3 years old tree.

Varieties

Early
Alton  Quetta Saharanpur Prabhat
Early candor Red haven Stark red gold
World’s earliest    
Mid
Julie Elberta Co smith Alexander
Late
J.H. Hale Peregrine Parrot delux
Mid hills
Stark earlyglo Candor White giant
Subtropical region
Flordasum Sharbati Dawn rose
Dawn rambler Nectarine  
 
 
 
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