Abnormally early flowering of apricot in Moldova is a big risk

Published 2023년 3월 10일

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Unusually warm weather in Moldova has led to potential early blooming of apricot trees in the south, due to temperatures 10-12 degrees above average. However, the country is experiencing a deep soil moisture deficit, which could lead to problems such as flower drop or absence of ovaries during the flowering period, unless stone fruit plantations have irrigation systems and sufficient water reserves.

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Since the beginning of this week, unusually warm weather for March has set in Moldova. In the south of the country, the temperature maximum during the day approaches +15-17 degrees Celsius, which is 10-12 degrees above the average climatic norm. Next week, the atmospheric temperature in the daytime in the south of Moldova, according to weather forecasts, will rise to +20-23 degrees. According to the observations of agronomists of horticultural farms in the southern regions of the country, even if the next days are not as warm as forecasters promise, apricot orchards of early varieties may bloom in the middle of next week. In the first half of March, apricots in Moldova last bloomed eight to ten years ago, according to EastFruit. See also: Moldova: good condition of vineyards after wintering Meteorological forecasts promise a fairly high average daily air temperature until the end of March. That is, taking into account such a prospect, an abnormally early flowering of apricot is ...

Source: Eastfruit