Alleviation of Heat Stress Effects on Canino Apricot (Prunus Armeniaca, l.) by Using Shade Net

Abstract

Rise in temperature prior to and during flowering can be detrimental to trees and occur irregularity of apricot varieties productivity. We could overcome the problem by using coloured shade net on the trees. Therefore, this work was done through two seasons to reduce the impact of temperature stress on the growth, productivity and quality of Canino Apricot trees grown in El Kanater Station of the Horticulture Researches at El Kalubeia province, Egypt. It can be recommended to use both of shade nets, which, improved the growth and led to an increase in the yield and preservation of a higher quality of the resulting fruits. A relative superiority was also observed for the use of black shade net.