Variation in Time of Flowering and Leaf Bud Burst in Different Varieties of Peach

Abstract

The present investigation was conducted to determine the variation in time and duration of flowering and leaf bud burst in 15 peach varieties during 2015-2016 at the Department of Fruit Science, Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni-Solan. Data on bud burst and flowering were recorded during January (-1.4 oC to 23 oC temperature) and February 2016 (1.5 oC to 26 oC temperature). Time of the leaf bud burst was earliest in Flordaprince on 11th January, 2016 and July Elberta was the last on 5th February 2016. The flower initiation was found to be earliest in Saharanpur Prabhat on 10th January, 2016 whereas July Elberta was the last on 4th February, 2016. The variability observed in different peach varieties in time and duration of flowering and leaf bud burst can be utilized efficiently in future breeding programmes.