Çalışkan, OğuzhanBayazıt, SafderGündüz, KazımKılıç, DeryaGöktaş, Sultan2021-05-062021-05-062021Çalışkan, Oğuzhan, Bayazıt, Safder, Gündüz, Kazım, Kılıç, Derya, & Göktaş, Sultan (April 01, 2021). Earliness, yield, and fruit quality characteristics in low chill peach-nectarines: a comparison of protected and open area cultivation. Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry, 45, 2, 191-202.1300-011X1303-6173https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12899/124This study was carried out to determine the effects of protected cultivation on the earliness, yield, and fruit quality characteristics of some low chill peach-nectarine cultivars grown in the eastern Mediterranean region of Turkey. Phenological observations, yield parameters, and fruit quality characteristics were investigated:The chilling durations as CH (chilling hours), CU (chilling unit), and heat accumulations were determined. The 'Astoria' cultivar reached the highest cumulative yield of 29.11 kg/tree and 38.72 t/ha, and fruit size was 131.89 g and 61.74 mm in protected cultivation. The CH and CU values under protected cultivation were 28% and 40% lower than in open area cultivation, respectively. The heat accumulation was 30% higher for G DIH30 in the protected cultivation. The results of this study revealed that low chill peach-nectarine cultivars grown in protected cultivation showed variable earliness, yield, and fruit quality depending on chilling duration and heat accumulation.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessEarly harvestPeach-NectarinePerformanceProtected cultivationArticle10.3906/tar-2005-304521912022-s2.0-85104174862Q2WOS:000637053700007Q2