<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The field experiment focused on the determination of yielding of asparagus cv. ‘Thielim’ in relation to harvest duration: traditional (until June 20th), shortened (June 10th) and prolonged (30th June) harvests. The variation in harvest ending dates did not have a significant influence on the total, marketable and non-marketable yields as well as on the crown weight and the number of storage roots. However, the extension of harvest time until June 30th resulted in an increase in the number of spears in the total and marketable yields, accompanied by a decrease in their diameter. Also prolonging harvest affected negatively the summer stalk size. During harvest until June 10th asparagus plants probably did not use their full yielding potential, because of too short harvest time. It resulted in increased height, weight, light absorption of summer stalks, leaf area index (LAI) and the total of cross-section areas of summer stalks (PPPA) with no significant differences in yield.</abstract>

The field experiment focused on the determination of yielding of asparagus cv. ‘Thielim’ in relation to harvest duration: traditional (until June 20th), shortened (June 10th) and prolonged (30th June) harvests. The variation in harvest ending dates did not have a significant influence on the total, marketable and non-marketable yields as well as on the crown weight and the number of storage roots. However, the extension of harvest time until June 30th resulted in an increase in the number of spears in the total and marketable yields, accompanied by a decrease in their diameter. Also prolonging harvest affected negatively the summer stalk size. During harvest until June 10th asparagus plants probably did not use their full yielding potential, because of too short harvest time. It resulted in increased height, weight, light absorption of summer stalks, leaf area index (LAI) and the total of cross-section areas of summer stalks (PPPA) with no significant differences in yield.

Yielding of Asparagus Depending on Harvest Ending Date

Department of Vegetable Crops, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Dąbrowskiego 159, 60-594, Poznań, Poland

Department of Chemistry, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 75, 60-625, Poznań, Poland

Journal of Fruit and Ornamental Plant Research

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The field experiment focused on the determination of yielding of asparagus cv. ‘Thielim’ in relation to harvest duration: traditional (until June 20th),...

Yielding of Asparagus Depending on Harvest Ending Date

Published Online: Jan 28, 2011

Page range: 67 - 75

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10032-010-0019-6

Keywords
asparagus, yield, summer stalks, spears

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Yielding of Asparagus Depending on Harvest Ending Date

Published Online: Jan 28, 2011

Page range: 67 - 75

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10032-010-0019-6

Keywordsasparagus, yield, summer stalks, spears

This content is open access.

Keywords
asparagus, yield, summer stalks, spears